Saint Croix Parish, New Brunswick
Saint Croix is a civil parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, straddling Route 1 to the north of Saint Andrews, New Brunswick. It comprises two local service districts, both of which are members of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission (SNBSC). The Census subdivision of the same name includes the entire parish, while the LSD of Bayside is used as a Designated place. Origin of name. The parish's name comes from the St. Croix River, which forms part of its western border. History. Saint Croix was erected in 1874 from the northern part  of Saint Andrews Parish, including parts of Saint Andrews, Saint David, and Saint Patrick Parishes but lacking the northeastern part of modern Saint Croix. Boundaries. Saint Croix is bounded: Evolution of boundaries. Saint Croix originally included five grants in Oak Bay that are now in Saint David Parish, parts of Saint Andrews Parish west of the railway and north of Wilsons Corner, and a strip of land in southwestern Saint Patrick Parish; Giles Road, Cathcart Road, the eastern end of Armstrong Mill Road, and a few small areas along the eastern edge remained part of Saint Patrick. In 1881 the  Oak Bay lots were transferred to Saint David and the northeastern part of modern Saint Croix was taken from Saint Patrick. In 1896 Ricketts Island and St. Croix Island were explicitly placed in Saint Croix Parish, though St. Croix Island had been part of Maine for nearly a century; the St. Croix Island error was corrected in 1899. The boundary with Saint Patrick was moved west along nearly half its length in the south. In 1958 the modern parish boundaries were set, losing land between the railway and the Chamcook Lakes system as well as a triangle north of Wileys  Corner to Saint Andrews, gaining a triangular piece of Dumbarton Parish on the northern edge, and gaining several bits of Saint Patrick by changing the eastern boundary to run entirely along grant lines and natural features. Local service districts. Both LSDs assess for the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control. Saint Croix Parish. The local service district of the parish of Saint Croix originally comprised the entire parish. The LSD was established in 1970 to assess for fire protection. First aid and ambulance services were added in 1975. Today the  LSD assesses for only basic services. The taxing authority is 514.00 Saint Croix. Bayside. Bayside comprises all of the parish mainland south of Route 1. Bayside was established in 1985 to add community services. Today the LSD additionally assesses for community & recreation services. The taxing authority is 527.00 Bayside. Communities. Communities at least partly within the parish. "italics" indicate a name no longer in official use Bodies of water. Bodies of water at least partly within the parish. "italics" indicate a name no longer in official use Islands. Islands at least partly within the parish. Saint Croix Parish, New Brunswick