Norton Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the geographic parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision. For the community, see Norton, New Brunswick.

Norton Parish
Parish
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
CountyQueens County
Erected1795
Area
[1]
 • Land144.77 km2 (55.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,325
 • Density9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-2021
Increase 1.8%
 • Dwellings
550
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portions within the town of Hampton and the village of Norton

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

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, it was divided between the town of Hampton,[3] the village of Norton,[3] and the local service district of the parish of Norton,[4] all of which were members of Kings Regional Service Commission (RSC8).[5]

  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 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "New Brunswick Regulation 85-6 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 85-45)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  5. ^ "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