Kingston Parish, New Brunswick

Kingston
Parish

Location within Kings County, New Brunswick.
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Kings County
Established 1786
Area[1]
 • Land 200.63 km2 (77.46 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 2,952
 • Density 14.7/km2 (38/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 2.2%
 • Dwellings 1,549
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Kingston is a Canadian parish in Kings County, New Brunswick.[2]

History

Kingston Parish established in 1786: named for Kingston, Long Island, New York, and to express loyalty to the Crown: included Greenwich Parish, Norton Parish and part of Hampton Parish until 1795, and Kars Parish until 1859.

Delineation

Kingston Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

Communities

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

  • Grey Mills
  • Kingston
  • Kingston Corner
  • Kingston Creek
  • Long Reach
  • Lower Kingston
  • Moss Glen
  • Perry Point
  • Renforth
  • Shampers
  • The Cedars
  • Waltons Lake
  • Whitehead
  • Whites Mills

Bodies of water & Islands

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

Demographics

Population

Population trend[3]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 N/A
2006 2888 Decrease2.5%
2001 2817 Increase0.0%
1996 Decrease0.0%
1991 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[4]

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:[5]

  • Highways
    • None
  • Principal Routes
    • None

  • External Routes:
    • None

See also

References

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


 Greenwich Parish Kars Parish Springfield Parish
Norton Parish
   Kingston Parish  
Westfield Parish Rothesay Parish Hampton Parish


Coordinates: 45°30′13″N 65°59′34″W / 45.50358°N 65.992813°W / 45.50358; -65.992813 (Kingston Parish, New Brunswick)

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