Carleton Parish, New Brunswick Explained

Carleton is a geographic parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.

For governance purposes it is mainly part of the Kent rural district,^[2] which is a member of the Kent Regional Service Commission.^[3] Small areas on the southern and western boundaries belong to the town of Beaurivage and the village of Nouvelle-Arcadie, respectively.

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the local service districts of Pointe-Sapin, east of the national park, and the parish of Carleton, to its west.^[4]

Origin of name

The parish was named for Thomas Carleton, first Governor of New Brunswick.^[5]

History

Carleton was erected in 1814 as part of Northumberland County from Newcastle Parish.^[6] It included Acadieville, Richibucto, Saint-Louis, and Weldford Parishes.

In 1827 Richibucto was erected as Liverpool Parish, including modern Weldford Parish.^[7]

In 1845 the boundary with Northumberland County was adjusted, adding area to Carleton.^[8]

In 1855 Saint-Louis was erected as Palmerston Parish.^[9]

In 1857 the boundary with Palmerston was adjusted to run along grant lines.^[10]

In 1876 Acadieville was erected as its own parish.^[11]

In 1888 a small area at Point Escuminac was returned to Northumberland County.^[12]

Boundaries

Carleton Parish is bounded:^{[13] [14] [15]}

• on the northwest by the Northumberland County line;
• on the east by Northumberland Strait, Kouchibouguac Bay, and Saint-Louis Bay;
• on the south by a line beginning on the shore of Kouchibouguac Bay at the prolongation of the southern line of a grant about 1.5 kilometres south of the mouth of Ruisseau des Major in Kouchibouguac National Park, then running southwesterly along the grant line and its prolongation past Ruisseau des Major to the southernmost corner of the second grant, then northerly to the southern line of a grant straddling the Kouchibouguac River, then along the southern lines of five river grants until it strikes the prolongation of the starting grant line, then westerly along the prolongation to Route 134, then northwesterly along Route 134 to the southern line of Kouchibouguac River grants, then southwesterly along the northern line of two grants on either side of Route 11 and a third grant, to the northwestern corner of the third grant, then south 75º 30' west past Route 480 to the prolongation of the eastern line of a grant on the eastern edge of Saint-Luc;
• on the west by the eastern line of a grant in Saint-Luc prolonged southerly to the Saint-Louis Parish line and northerly to the Northumberland County line.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish;

• Claire-Fontaine
• Fontaine
• Kouchibouguac
• Laketon
• Loggiecroft
• Middle Kouchibouguac
• Pointe-Sapin
• Pointe-Sapin-Centre
• Rivière-au-Portage
• Saint-Camille
• South Kouchibouguac
• Tweedie Brook

Bodies of water

Bodies of water^[16] at least partly in the parish:

• Rivière à l'Anguille
• Black River
• Escuminac River
• Fontaine River
• Kouchibouguac River
• Portage River
• Portage-sud River
• Kouchibouguac Bay
• Le Barachois
• Little Gully
• Lac à Livain
• Lac des Irlandais
• Hells Gate Lake
• Laketon Lake
• Round Lake
• Sullivans Lake

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly in the parish.^[17]

• Black River Protected Natural Area
• Kouchibouguac National Park

Demographics

Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

Population

Population trend^{[18] [19]}

Census	Population	Change (%)
2016	708	8.1%
2011	770	14.6%
2006	902	11.5%
2001	1,019	8.4%
1996	1,112	6.2%
1991	1,186	N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2016)^[19]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	575	81.0%
English only	120	16.9%
Both English and French	5	0.7%
Other languages	10	1.4%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Census Profile . Statistics Canada . 29 October 2022 . 26 October 2022.
2. Web site: Kent Regional Service Commission: RD 6 . Government of New Brunswick . 26 February 2023.
3. Web site: Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act . Government of New Brunswick . 26 February 2023 . 21 July 2022.
4. Web site: Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act . Government of New Brunswick . 26 February 2023 . 25 June 2021.
5. Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 225 . 17 March 2021.
6. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick; Passed in the Year 1814.. 27 March 2021. 1814. Government of New Brunswick. Saint John, New Brunswick. 16–18. 54 Geo. III c. 17 An Act in further addition to an Act, intituled 'An Act for the better ascertaining and confirming the boundaries of the several Counties, within this Province, and for subdividing them into Towns or Parishes.'.
7. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1827.. 27 March 2021. 1827. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 97–103. 7 Geo. IV c. 31 An Act for the division of the County of Northumberland into three Counties, and to provide for the Government and Representation of the two new Counties..
8. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1845.. 27 March 2021. 1845. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 58. 8 Vic. c. 80 An Act to extend the Division Line between the Counties of Northumberland and Kent to the rear Line of the Counties of Queen's County and Sunbury..
9. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Month of November, 1854, and in the Months of February, March, and April, 1855.. 1855. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 178. 18 Vic. c. 49 An Act to divide the Parish of Carleton, in the County of Kent, into two Parishes.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
10. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in July 1856, and March and July 1857.. 27 March 2021. 1857. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 16. 20 Vic. c. 10 An Act to amend an Act to divide the Parish of Carleton, in the County of Kent, into two Parishes..
11. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Months of March & April 1876.. 1876. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 66–67. 39 Vic. c. 18 An Act to erect part of the Parish of Carleton, in the County of Kent, into a separate Town or Parish.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
12. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Months of March and April, 1888.. 1888. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 76–77. 51 Vic. c. 36 An Act to change a portion of the boundary line between the Counties of Northumberland and Kent, so far as relates to the Parishes of Hardwicke and Carleton.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
13. Web site: No. 62 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 11 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 70, 71, 79, and 80 at same site.
14. Web site: 192 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 11 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 206, 207, 220–222, 236, and 237 at same site.
15. Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 11 June 2021.
16. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
17. Web site: Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas . GeoNB . 2 July 2021.
18. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
19. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census Carleton, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . September 15, 2019.