Springfield Parish, New Brunswick

Springfield
Parish

Location within Kings County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°50′N 64°35′W / 45.84°N 64.59°W / 45.84; -64.59
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Kings County
Established 1786
Area[1]
 • Land 248.22 km2 (95.84 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,652
 • Density 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 5.1%
 • Dwellings 867
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

This article is about the parish. For the community, consult Springfield, Kings County, New Brunswick.

Springfield is a Canadian parish in Kings County, New Brunswick.

Its population in the 2011 Census was 1,652.

History

Brunswick Parish established in 1786: probably named for the town of Springfield in New Jersey or for the town of Springfield in Massachusetts: included parts of Studholm Parish and Havelock Parish until 1840.

Delineation

Springfield Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

North by the County line and Kars Parish; west by Kars Parish and the line dividing lots number one and number eighteen, south of Belleisle Bay, and a part of the line dividing lots number fifteen and number sixteen, in the back settlement; south by a line running north sixty degrees east or parallel to the southern base line of the Belleisle Grant, and distant sixty-five chains therefrom, and extending to its intersection with a line running north from the mouth of Halfway Brook and east by a direct line from said intersection to the southeast angle of lot number eleven, granted to Henry A. Scovil in range two of Pascobac Brook lots, thence northeasterly, or in a direct line to the northeast angle of lot letter F, granted to Samuel Foster; thence northeasterly and northerly along the southeastern and eastern line of lot letter V, granted to William S. F. Wilson, to the northeastern angle thereof; thence northeasterly along the southeastern lines of the grant to John Coy and John Good, to a point intersected by the southeastern prolongation of the northeastern line of lot number one, granted to Samuel Kierstead; thence along said prolongation and line and its northwestern prolongation to Queens county line.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):

  • Springfield
  • Stewarton
  • The Grant
  • Upper Belleisle
  • Upper Midland
  • West Scotch Settlement

Bodies of water & Islands

This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish

Demographics

Population

Population trend[2]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 N/A
2006 1572 Increase3.2%
2001 1523 Increase0.0%
1996 Decrease0.0%
1991 N/A

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[3]

  • Highways
    • none

  • External Routes:
    • None

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Springfield Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  3. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7


 Wickham Parish Johnston Parish
Kars Parish Studholm Parish
   Springfield Parish  
Kingston Parish Norton Parish


Coordinates: 47°24′57″N 65°25′17″W / 47.4157°N 65.42128°W / 47.4157; -65.42128 (Springfield Parish, New Brunswick)

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