Springfield is a geographic parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, it was divided for governance purposes between the village of Norton and the local service district of the parish of Norton, both of which were members of Kings Regional Service Commission (RSC8).

Origin of name

The name was common in the Thirteen Colonies, now famously found at least once in every state of the United States. Notable is that the names of Kings County's pre-1800 parishes all occur in both New Jersey and North Carolina.

History

Springfield was erected in 1786 as one of the original parishes of the county. In 1795 the boundaries were altered as part of the reorganisation of Kings County parishes. In 1860 part of the parish was included in the newly erected Kars Parish. In 1880 the boundary with Studholm was altered. In 1896 the southern boundary was altered. In 1899 the boundary was again altered.

Boundaries

Springfield Parish is bounded:

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish; bold indicates an incorporated municipality

Bodies of water

Bodies of water at least partly in the parish:

Demographics

Parish population total does not include the village of Norton

Population

Population trend

Access Routes

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