Saint-Paul is a geographic parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.
For governance purposes, most of the parish is within the town of Champdoré, with a strip along the northern boundary in the village of Five Rivers and the southeastern corner part of the incorporated rural community of Maple Hills. Champdoré and Five Rivers belong to the Kent Regional Service Commission, while Maple Hills belongs to the Southeast RSC.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish formed the local service district of the parish of Saint-Paul.
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. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
Boundaries Saint-Paul Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on map 109 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 285, 300, 301, 317, and 318 at same site.
on the north by the prolongation of a line running south 68º west 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, 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; italics indicate a name no longer in official use
Birch Ridge Bon-Secours Gladeside Hébert Légerville McLean Settlement Saint-Paul
Sweeneyville Terrains de L'Évêque Val-Richard Village-des-Belliveau Village-des-Cormier Village-des-Léger
Bodies of water Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly in the parish: Buctouche River Cocagne River Lac de Bon-Secours
Other notable places Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly in the parish.
McLean Settlement Protected Natural Area
Demographics
Population Population trendStatistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census 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) 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
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References
External links Saint-Paul LSD