Saint-Jacques Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the geographic parish, former local service district, and census subdivision. For the neighbourhood of Edmundston, see Saint-Jacques, New Brunswick.

Saint-Jacques
Parish
Location within Madawaska County. Map is missing northeastern portion of Parish.
Location within Madawaska County. Map is missing northeastern portion of Parish.
Coordinates: 47°25′48″N 68°23′06″W / 47.43°N 68.385°W / 47.43; -68.385
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyMadawaska
Erected1877
Area
[1]
 • Land298.44 km2 (115.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total1,652
 • Density5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-2021
Increase 3.5%
 • Dwellings
755
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portion within the city of Edmundston

Saint-Jacques is a geographic parish in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. The parish consists of two discontiguous portions separated by Saint-Joseph Parish.[5]

For governance purposes the southwestern portion is divided between the city of Edmundston,[6] which includes the tier of grants on either side of the Madawaska River, and the Northwest rural district;[7] the northeastern portion is part of the rural district. Both city and rural district are members of the Northwest Regional Service Commission.[8]

Before the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between Edmundston and the local service district of the parish of Saint-Jacques,[9] part of which was annexed by Edmundston in the reform.

  1. ^ "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference census2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  5. ^ The Territorial Division Act[3] divides the province into 152 parishes, the cities of Saint John and Fredericton, and one town of Grand Falls. The Interpretation Act[4] clarifies that parishes include any local government within their borders.
  6. ^ "Northwest Regional Service Commission: RSC 1". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Northwest Regional Service Commission: RD 1". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2023.