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Norton Parish, New Brunswick

Norton
Parish
Location within Kings County, New Brunswick.
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 Queens County
Established 1795
Area
 • Land 144.62 km2 (55.84 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,296
 • Density 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 7.2%
 • Dwellings 502
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

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

Norton Parish was created in 1795 from Sussex Parish and Kingston Parish: possibly named for Norton, near Taunton, in southern Massachusetts, which was the original home of many of the first settlers to this area.

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

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

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

Population trend

Mother tongue language (2006)

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



Coordinates: 45°36′26″N 65°42′53″W / 45.607193°N 65.714808°W / 45.607193; -65.714808 (Norton Parish, New Brunswick)


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