Chatham Parish, New Brunswick

Chatham
Location within Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Location within Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°02′42″N 65°22′12″W / 47.045°N 65.37°W / 47.045; -65.37
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyNorthumberland
Erected1814
Area
 • Land22.70 km2 (8.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
527
 • Density23.2/km2 (60/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-2021
Increase 3.1%
 • Dwellings
269
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portion within the city of Miramichi

Chatham 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] both of which are members of the Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission.[7]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, all of the parish outside the city formed the local service district of the parish of Chatham.[8]

  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 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. ^ "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. ^ "Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2023.