Springfield Parish, New Brunswick
Springfield is a civil parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the village of Norton and the local service district of the parish of Norton, both of which are members of Regional Service Commission 8 (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: References.