Norton Parish, New Brunswick

Norton
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	Queens County
Established	1795
Area[1]
• Land	144.62 km^2 (55.84 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	1,296
• Density	9.0/km^2 (23/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.2%
• Dwellings	502
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

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

History

Norton Parish was created in 1795 from Sussex Parish and Kingston Parish: possibly named for Norton, near Taunton, in southern Massachusetts, which was the original home of many of the first settlers to this area.

Delineation

Norton Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

Communities

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

Bloomfield Central Norton Guthrie Road Ketchum Road

Norton Passekeag Woodpecker Hall

Bodies of water & Islands

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

• None

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 none

Principal Routes Route 121 Route 124

Secondary Routes: Route 855 Route 865

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

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

Coordinates: 45°36′26″N 65°42′53″W / 45.607193°N 65.714808°W