Harcourt Parish, New Brunswick

Harcourt
Location within Kent County, New Brunswick.
Location within Kent County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°28′N 65°15′W / 46.47°N 65.25°W / 46.47; -65.25
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyKent County
Erected1827
Area
 • Land1,169.20 km2 (451.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
346
 • Density0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-2021
Steady
 • Dwellings
237
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

Harcourt is a geographic parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.[4]

For governance purposes it is divided between the village of Five Rivers in along part of the eastern boundary,[5] the village of and Grand Lake along Route 116 on the western boundary,[6] with the Kent rural district comprising the remainder.[7] Five Rivers and the rural district are members of the Kent Regional Service Commission and Grand Lake belongs to the Capital Region RSC.

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish formed the southern part of the local service district of the parish of Harcourt.[a]

  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 26 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 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. ^ "Kent Regional Service Commission: RSC 6". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Regional Service Commission: RSC 11". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Kent Regional Service Commission: RD 6". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2023.


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