Canterbury Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the geographic parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision. For the former village, see Canterbury, New Brunswick.
Canterbury
Parish
Location within York County, New Brunswick.
Location within York County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°50′42″N 67°32′06″W / 45.845°N 67.535°W / 45.845; -67.535
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyYork
Erected1855
Area
[1]
 • Land550.70 km2 (212.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total552
 • Density1.0/km2 (3/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-2021
Increase 5.1%
 • Dwellings
419
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portions within the villages of Canterbury and Meductic

Canterbury is a geographic parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the villages of Canterbury and Meductic and the local service districts of Benton and the parish of Canterbury,[3] all of which were members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC).[4]

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 25 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 1 February 2021