Hampton Parish, New Brunswick

Hampton
Parish
Location within Kings County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°50′N 64°35′W / 45.84°N 64.59°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Kings County
Established	1795
Area[1]
• Land	121.39 km^2 (46.87 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	2,734
• Density	22.5/km^2 (58/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.4%
• Dwellings	1,120
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Hampton is a Canadian parish in Kings County, New Brunswick.

History

Hampton Parish was created in 1795 from Sussex Parish and Kingston Parish: possibly named for the town of Hampton near London, England: included Upham Parish until 1835 and Rothesay Parish until 1870.

Delineation

Hampton Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold).

Bonney Road Damascus Darlings Island French Village Hampton

Lakeside Mount Prospect Nauwigewauk Smithtown Titusville

Bodies of water & Islands

This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish

• Hammond River

Demographics

Population Population trend[2] Census Population Change (%) 2011 N/A 2006 1209 1.1% 2001 1222 0.0% 1996 0.0% 1991 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[3] Language Population Pct (%) French only % English only % Both English and French 0 0.00% Other languages 0 0.00%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:^[4]

Highways Route 1

Principal Routes Route 100 Route 121

Secondary Routes: Route 845 Route 860

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Hampton Parish, New Brunswick
2. Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
3. Profile: Hampton Parish, New Brunswick
4. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7

Coordinates: 45°28′24″N 65°49′25″W / 45.473404°N 65.823512°W