Newcastle Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the geographic parish, former local service district, and census subdivision. For the former town, see Newcastle, New Brunswick.

Newcastle
Parish
Location within Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Location within Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°00′N 65°34′W / 47.0°N 65.57°W / 47.0; -65.57
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyNorthumberland
Erected1786
Area
[1]
 • Land578.70 km2 (223.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,149
 • Density2.0/km2 (5/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-2021
Increase 1.1%
 • Dwellings
529
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portions within the city of Miramichi and the Eel Ground 2 Indian reserve

Newcastle is a geographic parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.[4]

For governance purposes it is divided between the city of Miramichi[5] and the Greater Miramichi rural district,[6] with small border areas belonging to the incorporated rural communities of Alnwick (Bartibog area) and Miramichi River Valley (Chaplin Island Road),[5] all of which are members of the Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission,[7] and the Eel Ground 2 and Metepenagiag Uta'nk Indian reserves, which are not part of the RSC.

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between Miramichi,[8] the Indian reserves, and the local service districts of Lower Newcastle-Russellville and the parish of Newcastle.[9]

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  4. ^ The Territorial Division Act[2] divides the province into 152 parishes, the cities of Saint John and Fredericton, and one town of Grand Falls. The Interpretation Act[3] clarifies that parishes include any local government within their borders.
  5. ^ a b "Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission: RSC 5". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission: RD 5". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Municipalities Order - Municipalities Act". Governmentof New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2023.