Greater Saint John

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Greater Saint John
Saint John, N.B.
Census Metropolitan Area
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Skyline of Saint John
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Interactive Map of Saint John, N.B.
Country Flag of Canada.svg Canada
Province Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick
Principal city Saint John
Other cities Quispamsis
Rothesay
Area
 (2011) [1]
  Total3,362.95 km2 (1,298.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
   CMA
127,761
   CMA density37.9/km2 (98/sq mi)
Gross Metropolitan Product
  Saint John CMA CA$6.4 billion (2020) [2]
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−3 (ADT)

Greater Saint John [3] (French : Grand Saint John) is a metropolitan area surrounding Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. It has a population of 126,202. [4]

Contents

The Census Metropolitan Area of Saint John consists of 16 municipalities and parishes in addition to the City of Saint John.

List of towns, communities and cities

NameTypeCountyPop (2016)Pop (2011)
Saint John City Saint John 67,57570,063
Quispamsis Town Kings 18,25415,239
Rothesay Town Kings 11,65911,637
Grand Bay-Westfield Town Kings 4,9644,981
Hampton Town Kings 4,2894,004
Simonds Parish Parish Saint John 3,8433,759
Kingston Parish Parish Kings 2,9132,952
Hampton Parish Parish Kings 2,724
Westfield Parish Parish Kings 2,053
Upham Parish Parish Kings 1,267
Musquash Parish Parish Saint John 1,235
Saint Martins Parish Parish Saint John 1,198
Greenwich Parish Parish Kings 1,043
Lepreau Parish Parish Charlotte 824
Petersville Parish Parish Queens 758
Fundy-St. Martins Village Saint John 386
Rothesay Parish Parish Kings 350

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References

  1. 1 2 "Population and dwelling counts, for census metropolitan areas, 2011 and 2006 censuses". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
  2. "Statistics Canada. Table 36-10-0468-01 Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by census metropolitan area (CMA) (x 1,000,000)". Statistics Canada.
  3. Greater Saint John, Information on Metro Saint John and surrounding communities.
  4. "Economic Development Greater Saint John - EDGSJ". edgsj.com. Retrieved 2019-04-05.

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