Hampton Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the parish. For the town, see Hampton, New Brunswick.
Hampton
Parish

Location within Kings County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°50′N 64°35′W / 45.84°N 64.59°W / 45.84; -64.59
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Kings County
Established 1795
Area[1]
 • Land 121.39 km2 (46.87 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 2,734
 • Density 22.5/km2 (58/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 0.4%
 • Dwellings 1,120
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Hampton is a Canadian parish in Kings County, New Brunswick.

History

Hampton Parish was created in 1795 from Sussex Parish and Kingston Parish: possibly named for the town of Hampton near London, England: included Upham Parish until 1835 and Rothesay Parish until 1870.

Delineation

Hampton Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[2] as being bounded:

Northwest by the County line; northeast by Bright Parish; southeast by Queensbury Parish; and south by the Saint John River.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold).

Bodies of water & Islands

This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish

Demographics

Population

Population trend[3]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 N/A
2006 1209 Increase1.1%
2001 1222 Increase0.0%
1996 Decrease0.0%
1991 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[4]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only %
English only %
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 0 0.00%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[5]

  • External Routes:
    • None

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Hampton Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  4. ↑ Profile: Hampton Parish, New Brunswick
  5. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7


 Kingston Parish Norton Parish
Rothesay Parish Upham Parish
   Hampton Parish  
Simonds Parish Saint Martins Parish


Coordinates: 45°28′24″N 65°49′25″W / 45.473404°N 65.823512°W / 45.473404; -65.823512 (Hampton Parish, New Brunswick)

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