Saint Stephen Parish, New Brunswick

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

Saint Stephen
St. Stephen
Parish
Location within Charlotte County.
Location within Charlotte County.
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyCharlotte County
Erected1786
Area
[1]
 • Land102.83 km2 (39.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,671
 • Density16.3/km2 (42/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-2021
Decrease 9.1%
 • Dwellings
772
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portion within the town of St. Stephen

Saint Stephen is a geographic parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada,[4] located in the southwestern corner of the province.

For governance purposes, almost the entire parish is part of the town of the Municipal District of St. Stephen,[5] with a small area along Moores Mills Lake belonging to the Southwest rural district,[6] both of which are members of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission.[7]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, it comprised one town, two local service districts (LSDs), and part of a third LSD, all of which were members of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission (SNBSC).[8]

The Census subdivision of the same name includes all of the parish except the town of St. Stephen.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 5 June 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. ^ "Southwest Regional Service Commission: RSC 10". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Southwest Regional Service Commission: RD 10". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  8. ^ "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 1 February 2021