Kars is a geographic parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, it comprised the local service district of the parish of Kars, which was a member of Kings Regional Service Commission (RSC8).
Origin of name The parish was named for the Siege of Kars, last major operation of the Crimean War.
History Kars was erected in 1860 from Greenwich and Springfield Parishes.
In 1877 the islands in Belleisle Bay were added to Kars. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
Boundaries Kars Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on map 149 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 431, 445, and 446 at same site.
on the northwest by the Queens County line; on the east by the eastern line of three grants, beginning on the county line about 900 metres northeast of the ends of Bond Road and McCrea Road, then running southeasterly, with two short doglegs, past Vail Road to strike Belleisle Bay about 450 metres east of the eastern end of Coreyvale Road; on the south by Belleisle Bay; on the west by the Saint John River; including Hog Island and Pig Island near the mouth of Belleisle Bay and Ghost Island in the bay.
Governance Before 2023, the entire parish formed 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 (1972—2001) and community services (1986—2001) were formerly included.
Communities Communities at least partly within the parish.
Beulah Earle Wharf Kars
Lower Kars Tennants Cove
Bodies of water Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly in the parish. Belleisle Bay Saint John River
Islands Islands at least partly in the parish. Ghost Island Hog Island Pig Island
Demographics
Population Population trendStatistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census Census Population Change (%) 2016 325 20.1% 2011 407 4.0% 2006 424 22.9% 2001 345
Language Mother tongue (2016) Language Population Pct (%) English only 310 96.9% French only 0 0% Both English and French 0 0% Other languages 10 3.1%
Access Routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas
Highways none
Principal Routes None
Secondary Routes:
External Routes: None
See also List of parishes in New Brunswick
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