Kars Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the geographic parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision. For the community, see Kars, New Brunswick.

Kars is a geographic parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.^[2]

Kars
Parish
Location within Kings County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45.84°N 64.59°W / 45.84; -64.59
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Kings County
Erected	1860
Area [1]
• Land	75.54 km2 (29.17 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	377
• Density	5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	16.0%
• Dwellings	291
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, it comprised the local service district of the parish of Kars,^[3] which was a member of Kings Regional Service Commission (RSC8).^[4]

Origin of name

The parish was named for the Siege of Kars, last major operation of the Crimean War.^[5]

History

Kars was erected in 1860 from Greenwich and Springfield Parishes.^[6]

In 1877 the islands in Belleisle Bay were added to Kars.^[7]

Boundaries

Kars Parish is bounded:^{[2][8][9][10]}

• on the northwest by the Queens County line;
• on the east by the eastern line of three grants, beginning on the county line about 900 metres northeast of the ends of Bond Road and McCrea Road, then running southeasterly, with two short doglegs, past Vail Road to strike Belleisle Bay about 450 metres east of the eastern end of Coreyvale Road;
• on the south by Belleisle Bay;
• on the west by the Saint John River;
• including Hog Island and Pig Island near the mouth of Belleisle Bay and Ghost Island in the bay.

Governance

Before 2023, the entire parish formed the local service district of the parish of Kars, established in 1968 to assess for fire protection. Recreational facilities were added in 2001 and non-fire related rescue in 2012. First aid and ambulance services (1972—2001) and community services (1986—2001) were formerly included.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.^[8][9][10]

Beulah Earle Wharf Kars

Lower Kars Tennants Cove

Bodies of water

Bodies of water^[a] at least partly in the parish.^[8][9][10]

• Belleisle Bay
• Saint John River

Islands

Islands at least partly in the parish.^[8][9][10]

• Ghost Island
• Hog Island
• Pig Island

Demographics

Population Population trend[11][12][13] Census Population Change (%) 2016 325 20.1% 2011 407 4.0% 2006 424 22.9% 2001 345

Language Mother tongue (2016)[13] Language Population Pct (%) English only 310 96.9% French only 0 0% Both English and French 0 0% Other languages 10 3.1%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:^[14]

Highways none

Principal Routes None

Secondary Routes: Route 124 Route 705

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

1. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.