Kars Parish, New Brunswick


Kars is a civil parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it forms the local service district of the parish of Kars.

History

Kars Parish erected in 1859 from Kingston Parish: named for the 1855 Siege of Kars in eastern Turkey during the Crimean War.

Delineation

Kars Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as being bounded:

Governance

The entire parish forms 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 and community services were formerly included.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities :
Downeyville, New Brunswick
Tooleton, New Brunswick
Palmer Settlement or Palmer Point
Jones Settlement or Jones Corner
Paddock

Bodies of water & Islands

This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish
Other Islands: Pig Island, Ghost Island
Main Water Sources: Belleisle Bay, Saint John River
Coves: Tennants Cove, Jenkins Cove, Urquharts Cove, Earle Cove

Demographics

Population

Population trend
CensusPopulationChange
201632520.1%
20114074.0%
200642422.9%
2001345

Language

Mother tongue
LanguagePopulationPct
English only31096.9%
French only00%
Both English and French00%
Other languages103.1%

Access Routes

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