Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick

Dufferin is a geographic parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, located east of St. Stephen.

For governance purposes, the entire parish is part of the town of the Municipal District of St. Stephen, which is a member of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission.

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, it comprised a single local service district (LSD), which was a member of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission (SNBSC).

The Census subdivision of the same name shares the parish's boundaries.

Origin of name
The parish was named for the Earl of Dufferin, who was Governor General of Canada at time.

History
Dufferin was erected in 1873 from Saint Stephen Parish.

Boundaries
Dufferin Parish is bounded:


 * on the north by the rear line of the tier of grants fronting on the St. Croix River and Pagans Cove;
 * on the east by the mouth of Oak Bay;
 * on the south by the St. Croix River;
 * on the west by the Old Bay Road and Dennis Stream.

Local service district
The local service district of the parish of Dufferin comprised the entire parish.

The LSD was established in 1969 to assess for community services, in this case to provide ambulance service after local funeral homes ceased doing so. Fire protection was added in 1970.

In 2021, the LSD assesses for only the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control. The taxing authority is 509.00 Dufferin.

Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.
 * Champlain
 * Crocker Hill
 * The Ledge

Bodies of water
Bodies of water at least partly within the parish.
 * St. Croix River
 * The Narrows
 * Oak Bay

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


 * Highways
 * None


 * Principal Routes
 * None


 * Secondary Routes:
 * None


 * External Routes:
 * None