Waterford Parish, New Brunswick

Waterford
Location within Kings County, New Brunswick.
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
CountyKings County
Erected1874
Area
 • Land221.27 km2 (85.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total491
 • Density2.2/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-2021
Increase 4.7%
 • Dwellings
255
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

Waterford is a geographic parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it formed the local service district of the parish of Waterford,[3] which was a member of Kings Regional Service Commission (RSC8).[4]

The community of Waterford has an active outdoor ice rink (Waterford Youth Centre) as well as a Community Hall that hold events such as paint nights, Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, Easter parties and more. The area is known for its Skiing and Mountain Biking at Poley Mountain Resorts, hunting, fishing ATVing and other outdoor activities. Some local hotspots include: Friars Nose, Trout Creek Falls, Waterford Falls, Adairs Wilderness Lodge, Parlee Brook Amphitheatre Trail, Urney Covered Bridge and the Moores Mill Covered Bridge.

  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 12 December 2020.
  3. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Communities in each of the 12 Regional Service Commissions (RSC) / Les communautés dans chacune des 12 Commissions de services régionaux (CSR)" (PDF), Government of New Brunswick, July 2017, retrieved 2 February 2021