Bathurst Parish, New Brunswick
Bathurst is a geographic parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Bathurst | |
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Parish | |
Location within Gloucester County, New Brunswick | |
| Coordinates: 47.46°N 65.86°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Gloucester |
| Erected | 1827 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,502.74 km2 (580.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 4,761 |
| • Density | 3.2/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-2021 | 0.8% |
| • Dwellings | 2,293 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Figures do not include portions within the city of Bathurst, the town of Beresford, and the Pabineau 11 Indian reserve | |
For governance purposes, the parish is divided between the city of Bathurst, the town of Belle-Baie, and the Chaleur rural district, as well as the Pabineau 11 Indian reserve; the city, town, and village are all part of the Chaleur Regional Service Commission.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between Bathurst, the town of Beresford, the Indian reserve, and six local service districts: Allardville, Big River, Dunlop, New Bandon-Salmon Beach, North Tetagouche, and the parish of Bathurst; In the 2023 reform, Bathurst annexed most of North Tetagouche, the northern part of Big River, a part of New Bandon-Salmon Beach along Currie Street, and parts of the LSD of the parish of Bathurst including the communities of Chamberlain Settlement, Gloucester Junction, and Sainte-Anne; Beresford became part of Belle-Baie, annexing Dunlop and small parts of the parish LSD; Allardville and the remaining parts of Big River, New Bandon-Salmon Beach, and the parish LSD became part of the rural district.