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Facts about Saint Patrick Parish
Last Updated 13 Apr 2001

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Context

    Saint Patrick Parish is a civil (not religious) division of Charlotte County. The parish is rural and unincorporated, and municipal services are provided through the Local Service District system of the provincial government.

    Charlotte County is a civil division of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The county is in the south-west corner of New Brunswick on the Bay of Fundy, bordering Maine, U.S.A. The main towns in the county are St. Andrews ("By-the-Sea"), St. George and St. Stephen. The main cities in New Brunswick are Saint John, Fredericton, and Moncton.

Facts

• Population: 653 people
• Area: 235 km²
• Dimensions
• East-West: 10 km to 15 km
• North-South: 15 km to 20 km
• Location:
• Longitude: 67° W
• Latitude: 45°15' N
• Borders:
• East: Saint George Parish
• West: Saint Andrews Parish and Saint Croix Parish
• North:  Dumbarton Parish
• South: Passamaquoddy Bay
• Communities: Bethel, Bocabec, Digdeguash, Elmsville, Kerrs Ridge
• Highways: 1, 127, 760
• Rivers: Bocabec, Digdeguash
• Lakes: Wheaton, Digdeguash, St. Patricks, Kerrs, Bonaparte
• Islands: Long, Hog, Hardwood, Hospital, Dicks, Bird, MacDougalls (Basaltic)
• Year of Founding: 1786
• NTS Maps: 21 G/2, 21 G/3, 21 G/6, 21 G/7

Source of population and area figures: 1996 Census of Canada.

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First Posted 25 Mar 2001
Last Updated 9 Apr 2001 (Corrected area from 253  km²to 235  km² )
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