Dundas | |
|---|---|
 Location within Kent County, New Brunswick. | |
| Coordinates: 46°16′N 64°52′W / 46.27°N 64.86°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  New Brunswick |
| County | Kent |
| Erected | 1827 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 172.32 km2 (66.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,332 |
| • Density | 25.1/km2 (65/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-2021 |  10.7% |
| • Dwellings | 2,569 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Figures do not include portion within the rural community of Cocagne | |
Dundas is a geographic parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.[4]
For governance purposes it is divided between the towns of Champdoré and Grand-Bouctouche and the rural communities of Beausoleil[5] and Maple Hills;[6] Maple Hills is a member of the Southeast Regional Service Commission, while the others belong to the Kent RSC.[7]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the village of Saint-Antoine, the rural community of Cocagne and the local service districts of Grande-Digue, Grand Saint-Antoine, Shediac Bridge-Shediac River, the parish of Dundas, and (through its Saint-Grégoire special service area) the parish of Wellington.[8] Cocagne, Grande-Digue, and Shediac Bridge-Shediac River, and most of the Dundas Parish LSD are now part of Beausoleil, Saint-Antoine and Grand Saint-Antoine part of Champdoré, while the community of Dundas in the western end of the parish is part of Maple Hills.
The parish LSD was informally referred to as Notre-Dame after one its communities.
- ^ a b "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Kent Regional Service Commission: RSC 6". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Southeast Regional Service Commission: RSC 7". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2023.