List of parishes in New Brunswick

The Canadian province of New Brunswick is divided by the Territorial Division Act^[1] into 152 geographic parishes,^[a] units which had political significance as subdivisions of counties until the Municipalities Act of 1966.^[b] Parishes still exist in law and include any municipality, rural community, or regional municipality within their borders.^[2] They provided convenient boundaries for electoral districts^[c] and organising delivery of government services for some time after 1966 but were gradually supplanted for such purposes by local service districts (LSDs), which better represent communities of interest. Local governance reforms on 1 January 2023 abolished the local service district as a unit of governance but this did not affect the existence of geographic parishes.

Parishes are still used^[d] to describe legal boundaries for health administration^[6][7] judicial matters,^[8] agricultural boards, and some other entities; highway, fisheries and wildlife, community planning, and some other departments use parishes for rural locations, while some forms still use parishes as the only alternative to municipalities when entering one's community.

Provincial government guidelines require capitalising the word parish only if it follows the specific part of the name: e.g., Hopewell Parish but the parish of Hopewell.^[9]

Other uses of the term parish

Confusion is caused by three other government uses of the term parish.

• The provincial government used LSDs to deliver services to unincorporated parts of the province. 128 LSDs^[e] had a name identical to the parish they were at least partly in, but only 26^[f] had the same boundaries as the parish they were named after.
• The provincial government divides the province into taxing authorities for the purpose of calculating and collecting property taxes. Municipalities, rural communities, and regional municipalities can all have multiple taxing authorities. Taxing authorities follow property lines rather than municipal or parish boundaries^[g] and often shared the name of an LSD they partially overlapped.
• Statistics Canada uses the term parish for any Census subdivision that is not an incorporated municipality, rural community, regional municipality or Indian reserve. Only 49 CSDs have the same borders as the parish they are named after.^[h]

List

142 of New Brunswick's parishes are used as the basis of census subdivisions by Statistics Canada.^[13] Unless noted, all figures below are for census subdivisions, which do not include areas within municipalities, incorporated rural communities, or Indian reserves. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

Name	County	Population (2021)	Population (2016)[12]	Change (%)[12]	Area (km²)[12]	Population density[12]
Aberdeen	Carleton	812	781	4.0	444.88	1.8
Acadieville	Kent	752	709	6.1	332.08	2.3
Addington	Restigouche	698	656	6.4	933.00	0.7
Allardville	Gloucester	1,949	2,032	4.1	654.60	3.0
Alma	Albert	5	5		222.74	0.0
Alnwick	Northumberland	3,615	3,640	0.7	668.84	5.4
Andover	Victoria	879	891	1.3	123.42	7.1
Baker Brook	Madawaska	not profiled after 2016
Balmoral	Restigouche	309	278	11.2	1,088.01	0.3
Bathurst	Gloucester	4,761	4,797	0.8	1,502.74	3.2
Beresford	Gloucester	6,226	6,248	0.4	455.61	13.7
Blackville	Northumberland	1,996	2,028	1.6	823.93	2.4
Blissfield	Northumberland	491	451	8.9	1,235.57	0.4
Blissville	Sunbury	777	819	5.1	341.74	2.3
Botsford	Westmorland	1,120	1,058	5.9	304.62	3.7
Bright	York	3,317	3,289	0.9	403.73	8.2
Brighton	Carleton	1,596	1,735	8.0	509.30	3.1
Brunswick	Queens	224	203	10.3	703.20	0.3
Burton	Sunbury	5,176	5,119	1.1	258.39	20.0
Cambridge	Queens	684	647	5.7	113.17	6.0
Campobello[i]	Charlotte	949	872	8.8	39.59	24.0
Canning	Queens	1,028	924	11.3	173.25	5.9
Canterbury	York	552	525	5.1	550.7	1.0
Caraquet	Gloucester	1,261	1,337	5.7	109.32	11.5
Cardwell	Kings	1,401	1,353	3.5	311.87	4.5
Carleton	Kent	764	708	7.9	435.23	1.8
Chatham	Northumberland	527	511	3.1	22.70	23.2
Chipman	Queens	853	913	6.6	483.45	1.8
Clair	Madawaska	not profiled after 2016
Clarendon	Charlotte	66	63	4.8	492.11	0.1
Colborne	Restigouche	266	227	17.2	753.38	0.4
Coverdale	Albert	4,766	4,466	6.7	236.00	20.2
Dalhousie	Restigouche	1,090	1,067	2.2	62.62	17.4
Denmark	Victoria	1,424	1,471	3.2	751.08	1.9
Derby	Northumberland	938	976	3.9	61.00	15.4
Dorchester	Westmorland	438	429	2.1	90.13	4.9
Douglas[j]	York	5,935	5,703	1.2	1,446.95	4.3
Drummond	Victoria	2,095	2,157	2.9	1,013.66	2.1
Dufferin	Charlotte	565	573	1.4	12.34	45.8
Dumbarton	Charlotte	346	335	3.3	373.20	0.9
Dumfries	York	420	356	18.0	298.51	1.4
Dundas	Kent	4,332	3,914	10.7	172.32	25.1
Durham	Restigouche	950	1,076	11.7	409.78	2.3
Eldon[j]	Restigouche	674	672	5.9	1,681.46	0.4
Elgin	Albert	1,064	892	19.3	519.54	2.0
Gagetown	Queens	324	311	4.2	234.58	1.4
Gladstone	Sunbury	486	452	7.5	362.08	1.3
Glenelg	Northumberland	1,532	1,560	1.8	504.78	3.0
Gordon	Victoria	1,559	1,493	4.4	1,430.19	1.1
Grand Falls	Victoria	1,077	1,109	2.9	158.09	6.8
Grand Manan	Charlotte	139	145	4.1	5.96	23.3
Greenwich	Kings	1,126	1,058	6.4	114.56	9.8
Grimmer	Restigouche	not profiled after 2016
Hammond	Kings	276	251	10.0	244.24	1.1
Hampstead	Queens	288	277	4.0	212.39	1.4
Hampton	Kings	2,969	2,809	5.7	121.24	24.5
Harcourt	Kent	346	346		1,169.20	0.3
Hardwicke	Northumberland	2,203	2,201	0.1	275.95	8.0
Harvey	Albert	358	333	7.5	276.85	1.3
Havelock	Kings	1,042	1,061	1.8	349.22	3.0
Hillsborough	Albert	1,397	1,308	6.8	304.03	4.6
Hopewell	Albert	597	647	7.7	149.14	4.0
Huskisson	Kent	5	15	66.7	369.31	0.0
Inkerman	Gloucester	2,373	2,366	0.3	107.63	22.0
Johnston	Queens	638	560	13.9	360.87	1.8
Kars	Kings	377	325	16.0	75.54	5.0
Kent	Carleton	1,966	2,153	8.7	839.76	2.3
Kingsclear	York	2,839	2,822	0.6	150.11	18.9
Kingston	Kings	3,202	2,913	9.9	200.41	16.0
Lac Baker	Madawaska	not profiled after 2016
Lepreau	Charlotte	803	707	13.6	209.52	3.8
Lincoln	Sunbury	7,519	7,177	4.8	159.44	47.2
Lorne	Victoria	313	464	32.5	1,632.21	0.2
Ludlow[k]	Northumberland	not profiled after 2011
Madawaska	Madawaska	0	10	100.0	173.42	0.0
Manners Sutton	York	1,920	1,777	8.0	524.75	3.7
Maugerville	Sunbury	1,772	1,831	3.2	919.94	1.9
McAdam	York	61	73	16.4	534.77	0.1
Moncton	Westmorland	10,704	9,811	9.1	564.16	19.0
Musquash	Saint John	1,253	1,194	4.9	233.06	5.4
Nelson[j]	Northumberland	929	952	2.4	353.68	2.6
New Bandon	Gloucester	1,200	1,214	1.2	359.28	3.3
New Maryland	York	2,806	2,606	7.7	375.02	7.5
Newcastle	Northumberland	1,149	1,136	1.1	578.70	2.0
North Lake	York	282	233	21.0	439.6	0.6
Northampton	Carleton	1,875	1,724	8.8	243.31	7.7
Northesk	Northumberland	2,169	2,263	4.2	3,346.76	0.6
Northfield	Sunbury	577	620	6.9	303.27	1.9
Norton	Kings	1,325	1,301	1.8	144.77	9.2
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes	Madawaska	253	275	8.0	186.30	1.4
Paquetville	Gloucester	2,250	2,329	3.4	220.42	10.2
Peel	Carleton	1,198	1,196	0.2	112.74	10.6
Pennfield	Charlotte	2,222	2,170	2.4	363.75	6.1
Perth	Victoria	1,047	1,082	3.2	318.10	3.3
Petersville	Queens	710	681	4.3	589.95	1.2
Prince William	York	1,083	930	16.5	284.39	3.8
Queensbury	York	1,237	1,174	5.4	294.35	4.2
Richibucto[j]	Kent	2,085	1,872	11.4	249.21	8.4
Richmond	Carleton	1,456	1,303	11.7	258.80	5.6
Rivière-Verte	Madawaska	657	711	7.6	715.72	0.9
Rogersville	Northumberland	1,072	1,102	2.7	326.27	3.3
Rothesay	Kings	342	325	5.2	7.26	47.1
Sackville	Westmorland	1,204	1,182	1.9	578.9	2.1
Saint AndréSaint-André[l]	Madawaska	1,794	1,901	5.6	136.19	13.2
Saint Andrews	Charlotte	550	553	0.5	24.27	22.7
Saint AnneSainte-Anne	Madawaska	936	964	2.9	368.76	2.5
Saint BasileSaint-Basile	Madawaska	736	592	24.3	129.96	5.7
Saint CharlesSaint-Charles	Kent	2,024	1,997	1.4	175.07	11.6
Saint Croix	Charlotte	648	657	1.4	78.60	8.2
Saint David	Charlotte	1,470	1,529	3.9	190.39	7.7
Saint FrançoisSaint-François	Madawaska	not profiled after 2016
Saint George	Charlotte	2,495	2,341	6.6	500.05	5.0
Saint HilaireSaint-Hilaire	Madawaska	not profiled after 2016
Saint IsidoreSaint-Isidore	Gloucester	1,312	1,361	3.6	173.14	7.6
Saint JacquesSaint-Jacques	Madawaska	1,652	1,596	3.5	298.44	5.5
Saint James	Charlotte	1,024	1,186	13.7	552.90	1.9
Saint JosephSaint-Joseph	Madawaska	1,549	1,538	0.7	321.42	4.8
Saint LéonardSaint-Léonard	Madawaska	858	975	12.0	344.85	2.5
Saint LouisSaint-Louis	Kent	1,760	1,802	2.3	258.65	6.8
Saint MarieSainte-Marie[m]	Kent	1,991	1,972	1.0	238.32	8.4
Saint Martins	Saint John	1,177	1,132	4.0	629.00	1.9
Saint Marys	York	5,084	4,837	5.1	751.90	6.8
Saint Patrick	Charlotte	710	689	3.0	236.59	3.0
Saint PaulSaint-Paul	Kent	877	842	4.2	228.41	3.8
Saint QuentinSaint-Quentin	Restigouche	1,504	1,532	1.8	2,474.01	0.6
Saint Stephen	Charlotte	1,671	1,839	9.1	102.83	16.3
Salisbury	Westmorland	3,377	3,388	0.3	874.00	3.9
Saumarez	Gloucester	not profiled after 2016
Shediac	Westmorland	5,144	4,789	7.4	178.79	28.8
Sheffield	Sunbury	888	809	9.8	271.29	3.3
Shippegan	Gloucester	4,781	4,800	0.4	204.52	23.4
Simonds	Carleton	514	473	8.7	75.57	6.8
Simonds	Saint John	3,913	3,843	1.8	281.06	13.9
Southampton	York	1,497	1,484	0.9	446.85	3.4
Southesk	Northumberland	1,666	1,694	1.7	2,462.60	0.7
Springfield	Kings	1,641	1,525	7.6	248.53	6.6
Stanley	York	920	832	10.6	1,218.38	0.8
Studholm	Kings	3,527	3,522	0.1	448.98	7.9
Sussex	Kings	2,579	2,516	2.5	243.99	10.6
Upham	Kings	1,357	1,269	6.9	189.21	7.2
Wakefield	Carleton	2,722	2,767	1.6	196.31	13.9
Waterborough	Queens	903	847	6.6	443.16	2.0
Waterford	Kings	491	469	4.7	221.27	2.2
Weldford[j]	Kent	1,335	1,333	0.2	607.56	2.2
Wellington	Kent	3,292	3,079	6.9	184.80	17.8
West Isles	Charlotte	718	797	9.9	38.32	18.7
Westfield	Kings	2,114	1,962	7.7	295.34	7.2
Westmorland	Westmorland	997	908	9.8	173.27	5.8
Wickham	Queens	409	427	4.2	160.54	2.5
Wicklow	Carleton	1,591	1,697	6.2	195.50	8.1
Wilmot	Carleton	969	1,022	5.2	191.40	5.1
Woodstock[j]	Carleton	2,219	2,178	1.9	194.83	11.4
Total parishes[n]		227,326	222,338	2.2	63,325.23	3.6

Former and renamed parishes

Name	County	Notes
Fredericton	York	Incorporated as a city in 1848 but still appears in the Territorial Division Act.
Lancaster	Saint John	Amalgamated with the City of Saint John in 1967.
Liverpool	Kent	Original name of Richibucto Parish, changed in 1832.
Palmerston	Kent	Original name of Saint-Louis Parish, changed in 1866.
Portland	Saint John	Amalgamated with the City of Saint John in 1889.
Saint Mary	Kent	Original name of Sainte-Marie Parish, changed in 1973. Still in use for some purposes.

See also

• Demographics of New Brunswick
• Geography of New Brunswick
• List of cities in New Brunswick
• List of municipal amalgamations in New Brunswick
• List of municipalities in New Brunswick
• List of towns in New Brunswick
• List of villages in New Brunswick
• Rural community

Notes

1. Plus the Cities of Saint John and Fredericton, and the Town of Grand Falls, although Fredericton and Grand Falls have both expanded their borders beyond those listed in the TDA.
2. County municipalities were dissolved; 12 quasimunicipal commissions and 63 local improvement districts were converted to villages; and 85 parishes plus 7 former school districts with fire protection and/or other services were made local service districts.
3. Parishes were used to define the boundaries of provincial electoral districts in reports from 1974-1993;^[3][4] 2006 was the first report to use local service districts to define riding boundaries.^[5]
4. As of July 2021, by more than a dozen Acts and more than fifty Regulations.
5. Two more parish LSDs - North Esk and South Esk - used different spellings than the parish they were named after; Saint Mary used the parish's old name in English but the modern Sainte-Marie in French.
6. 1 in Albert County, 7 in Charlotte, 1 in Kent, 7 in Kings, 2 in Madawaska, 2 in Queens, 1 in Saint John, 1 in Sunbury, 4 in York.
7. Examples include several properties in the village of Eel River Crossing being taxed as part of the village of Charlo in 2014^[10] and voting maps released by the Town of Hampton for its shared recreation services in 2016, including the LSD of the parish of Springfield.^[11]
8. 52 parishes have no municipality within their limits; 3 of these have Indian reserves.
9. The local service district of the parish of Campobello was incorporated as a rural community on 1 November 2010; the parish itself still legally exists and appears in the Territorial Division Act. The data here is for the rural community of Campobello Island.
10. 2016 figure adjusted for subsequent change in boundaries.
11. The local service district of Parish of Ludlow was replaced on 10 March 1971 by the new local service district of Upper Miramichi, which also included part of the local service district of the parish of Stanley; Upper Miramichi was incorporated as a rural community on 17 March 2008. The parish itself still legally exists and appears in the Territorial Division Act.
12. Figures are for rural community of Saint-André, which includes all of parish not included in town of Grand Falls.
13. The official name is Sainte-Marie in both languages.^[1]
14. These totals are not inclusive of any portions within cities, town, villages, incorporated rural communities, regional municipality, or Indian reserves. Totals are calculated; non-CSDs are not included.

References

1. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act" (PDF). Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
2. "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act" (PDF). Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
3. Graham, G. E.; Lanteigne, L.; Cloutier, Mrs. Benoit; Dick, W. B.; Jonah, H. N. (1974). "Appendix A". Report of the Representation and Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. Government of New Brunswick.
4. Creaghan, William L.M.; Jean, Bernard-A.; Clarke, Janice L.; Thériault, Nicole; Doiron, Claire; Toole, Frederick D.; Groom, Mabel (October 1993). A New Electoral Map for New Brunswick: The Final Report of The Representation and Electoral District Boundaries Commission. Province of New Brunswick. pp. 25–133.
5. Larlee, Margaret; Robichaud, Brigitte; Brown, David; Carrier, Normand; Myers, Richard; Paulin, Réginald; Ward, Pam (20 February 2006). "Appendix B". A New Electoral Map for New Brunswick: Final Report of the Electoral Boundaries and Representation Commission. Province of New Brunswick.
6. "Regional Health Authorities Act (R.S.N.B. 2011, c.217)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
7. "NEW BRUNSWICK REGULATION 2009-141 under the Public Health Act (O.C. 2009-460)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
8. "NEW BRUNSWICK REGULATION 83-120 under the Judicature Act (O.C. 83-707)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
9. LeBlanc, Valmond (11 September 2020). "Legislate Assembly of New Brunswick Parliamentary Stylebook" (PDF). Government of New Brunswick. p. 92. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
10. Let's Grow Together: Your future is in your hands! (Report). Government of New Brunswick. 8 October 2014. p. 6.
11. "Public Vote for Residents of the Local Service District of Springfield re: Hampton Regional Multipurpose Facility". Town of Hampton website. 2016.^{[dead link‍]}
12. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
13. Figure derived from counting parishes still used as Census subdivisions.^[12]