North Lake is a geographic parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it formed the local service district of the parish of North Lake, which was a member of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC).
Origin of name The parish takes its name from the eponymous lake.
History North Lake was erected in 1879 from Canterbury Parish. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
Boundaries North Lake Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 134, 135, and 145 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 384, 385, 403–405, 421–423, and 438 at same site.
on the north by the Carleton County line; on the east by a line running up Eel River, including First Eel Lake, Second Eel Lake, and Third Eel Lake, then east-southeasterly across land to La Coote Lake, then down La Coote Lake and Big La Coote Stream to the northern end of Palfrey Lake; on the southeast by a line running southwesterly from the southeastern corner of a grant to Abraham Lint west of Allandale Road near the Saint John River to a point west of Sandy Point on Spednic Lake, paralleling the southeastern lines of other parishes south of the Saint John River; on the west by the international border, running up Spednic Lake, Grand Lake, the North Lake Thoroughfare, North Lake, and Monument Brook to the Carleton County line.
Communities Communities at least partly within the parish.
Forest City Fosterville Graham Corner Green Mountain
Maxwell North Lake Pemberton Ridge
Bodies of water Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly within the parish. italics indicate a name no longer in official use
Eel River Big La Coote Stream Mud Lake Stream Bolton Lake more than a dozen other officially named lakes
Chiputneticook Lakes Grand Lake Mud Lake (Azesko Lake) North Lake North Lake Thoroughfare Spednic Lake
Islands Islands at least partly within the parish. Frog Island Pine Island
Other notable places Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. First Eel Lake Protected Natural Area Hay Brook Protected Natural Area Maxwell Protected Natural Area Monument Brook Protected Natural Area North Lake Protected Natural Area Spednic Lake Protected Natural Area Tamarack Brook Protected Natural Area
Demographics
Population Population trendStatistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census Census Population Change (%) 2016 233 4.1% 2011 243 19.0% 2006 300 37.6% 2001 218 2.3% 1996 213 4.9% 1991 224 N/A
Language Mother tongue (2016) Language Population Pct (%) English only 215 91.5% French only 5 2.1% Both English and French 0 0% Other languages 15 6.4%
See also List of parishes in New Brunswick
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