Saint-Charles Parish, New Brunswick

Saint-Charles
St. Charles
Location within Kent County, New Brunswick.
Location within Kent County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°40′N 64°59′W / 46.67°N 64.98°W / 46.67; -64.98
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyKent County
Erected1909
Area
 • Land175.07 km2 (67.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total2,024
 • Density11.6/km2 (30/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-2021
Increase 1.4%
 • Dwellings
1,025
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

Saint-Charles is a geographic parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.[4]

For governance purposes most of the parish is part of the town of Beaurivage, with a small area on the south part of the village of Five Rivers,[5] both of which members of the Kent Regional Service Commission.[6]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the local service districts of Aldouane and the parish of Saint-Charles.[7]

  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 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. ^ "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2023.