Saint-Paul is a civil parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

Saint-Paul St. Paul
Parish
Location within Kent County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46.3275°N 65.0175°W / 46.3275; -65.0175
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Kent County
Erected	1888
Area [1]
• Land	228.41 km2 (88.19 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	877
• Density	3.8/km2 (10/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	4.2%
• Dwellings	383
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

The local service district of the parish of Saint-Paul is a member of the Kent Regional Service Commission (KRSC).[3]

Origin of name

The parish may have taken its name from the Roman Catholic ecclesiastical parish.

History

Saint-Paul was erected in 1888 from all of Sainte-Marie Parish west of McLaughlin Road.[4]

Boundaries

Saint-Paul Parish is bounded: [2][5][6][7]

• on the north by the prolongation of a line running south 68º west[lower-alpha 1] from the mouth of the Rivière Chockpish-nord to the Canadian National Railway line running alongside Route 126;
• on the east by Route 490;
• on the south by the Westmorland County line;
• on the west by the CNR line running alongside Route 126.

Governance

The entire parish forms the local service district of the parish of Saint-Paul,[lower-alpha 2] established in 1966 to assess for fire protection. Community services were added in 1987, recreational and sports facilities in 2008, and non-fire related rescue in 2015. First aid and ambulance services (1982–2008) were formerly included.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish;[5][6][7] italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[lower-alpha 3] at least partly in the parish:[5][6][7]

• Buctouche River
• Cocagne River
• Lac de Bon-Secours

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly in the parish.[5][6][7][10]

• McLean Settlement Protected Natural Area

Demographics

Population Population trend[11][12][13] Census Population Change (%) 2016 842 2.8% 2011 866 0.9% 2006 858 9.8% 2001 951 3.0% 1996 980 3.3% 1991 1,013 N/A

Language Mother tongue (2016)[13] Language Population Pct (%) French only 485 57.7% English only 345 41.1% Both English and French 5 0.6% Other languages 5 0.6%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

References

External links

• Saint-Paul LSD