Saint-Hilaire Parish, New Brunswick
Saint-Hilaire is a civil parish in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is part of the incorporated rural community of Haut-Madawaska, which is a member of the Northwest Regional Service Commission (NWRSC). Origin of name. The parish takes its name from the local Roman Catholic church. History. Saint-Hilaire was erected as Saint Hilaire in 1877 from Madawaska and Saint-François Parishes. In 1930 Baker Brook Parish was erected from the western part of Saint-Hilaire. In 1946 Saint-Hilaire was affected by the major reorganisation of Madawaska County parish  boundaries. In 1973 the hyphen was finally added to the legal name. Boundaries. Saint-Hilaire Parish is bounded: Communities. Communities at least partly within the parish; Bodies of water. Bodies of water at least partly in the parish: Islands. Islands in the parish: Demographics. Parish population total does not include former incorporated village of St. Hilaire References.