Kent County, New Brunswick

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Kent
County
Map of New Brunswick highlighting Kent County.png
Location within New Brunswick.
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
Established1826
Area
[1]
 • Land4,552.92 km2 (1,757.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [1]
 • Total30,475
 • Density6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Change
2011–2016
Decrease2.svg 1.2%
 • Dwellings
16,251
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code 506

Kent County (2016 population 30,475 [1] ) is located in east-central New Brunswick, Canada. [2] The county features a unique blend of cultures including Mi'kmaq, Acadian, and English. Some larger tourist attractions include the dune de Bouctouche, Kouchibouguac National Park, and Bonar Law Commons.

Contents

Federally, it is split between the ridings of Beauséjour, represented by Dominic LeBlanc of the Liberal Party of Canada and Miramichi—Grand Lake, represented by Jake Stewart of the Conservative Party of Canada. Provincially, it is split between the electoral districts of Kent North and Kent South.

History

Established in 1826 from Northumberland County: named for Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767–1820) and the father of Queen Victoria. [3]

Census subdivisions

Communities

There are five municipalities within Kent County (listed by 2016 population): [4] [2]

Official NameDesignationArea km2PopulationParish
Bouctouche Town18.092,361 Wellington
Saint-Antoine Village6.321,733 Dundas
Richibucto Town11.931,266 Richibucto
Saint-Louis-de-Kent Village2.00856 Saint-Louis
Rexton Village6.18830 Richibucto

First Nations

There are three First Nations reserves in Kent County (listed by 2016 population): [4] [2]

Official NameDesignationArea km2PopulationParish
Richibucto 15 Reserve12.181,937 Weldford
Indian Island 28 Reserve0.28138 Richibucto
Buctouche 16 Reserve0.3596 Wellington

Note – Richibucto 15, formerly Big Cove Band is now called Elsipogtog First Nation

Parishes

The county is subdivided into twelve parishes (listed by 2016 population): [4] [2]

Official NameArea km2PopulationMunicipalitiesUnincorporated communities
Dundas 174.633,914 Cormierville / Caissie Cape / Grande-Digue / Guguen / Lower-Guguen / Notre-Dame /
White's Settlement
Wellington 184.323,079 Bouctouche (town)
Buctouche 16 (reserve) 		Buctouche Baie / Buctouche-Sud / Caissie-Village / Chockpish / Cocagne / Collette-Village /
Grand Saint-Antoine / Maria-de-Kent / McIntosh Hill / McKees Mills / Saint-David /
Sainte-Anne-de-Kent / Saint-Édouard-de-Kent / Saint-François-de-Kent / Saint-Gabriel-de-Kent /
Saint-Grégoire / Saint-Jean-Baptiste / Saint-Joseph-de-Kent / Saint-Maurice / Saint-Pierre-de-Kent /
Saint-Thomas-de-Kent / St. Gabriel-de-Kent / Ste. Anne De Kent / Upper Saint-Maurice /
/ Village-des-Arsenault / Village-Sainte-Croix / Village-Saint-Irénée / Ward Corner / Wellington
Saint-Charles 174.781,997 Aldouane / Aldouane Station / Grande-Aldouane / Kent Lake / Kent Lake Siding /
Lower Saint-Charles / Petite-Aldouane / Saint-Charles / Saint-Charles-Nord / Saint-Ignace Siding
Saint Mary 238.441,972 Saint-Antoine (village) Bastarache / Champdoré / Coates Mills / Dollard Settlement / Fisher Hill / Kent Boom / McNairn /
Murphy Settlement / Roy / Saint-Cyrille / Saint-Fabien / Saint-Lazare / Sainte-Marie-de-Kent /
South Saint-Norbert / Upper Buctouche
Richibucto 249.051,887 Richibucto (town)
Rexton (village)
Indian Island 28 (reserve) 		Bedec / Bells Mills / Cap-de-Richibouctou / Cap-Lumière / Côte-Sainte-Anne / East Galloway /
Galloway / Jardineville / Peters Mills / Petit-Chockpish / Pirogue / Richibucto Village Cape /
Richibucto-Village / Saint-Charles Station / Sainte-Anne-de-Kent / Village-La-Prairie /
West Galloway
Saint-Louis 258.741,802 Saint-Louis-de-Kent (village) Bretagneville / Camerons Mill / Canisto Road / Cap-de-Saint-Louis / Chemin Canisto / Desherbiers /
Guimond-Village / Petit-Large / Pont-du-Milieu / Saint-Ignace / Saint-Olivier
Weldford 611.301,338 Richibucto 15 (reserve) Balla Philip / Bass River / Bass River Point / Beersville / Browns Yard / Bryants Corner / Cails Mills /
Coal Branch / Clairville / East Branch / Fords Mills / Jailletville / Kent Junction / Saint-Joseph /
Lower Main River / Molus River / Mundleville / Normandie / Saint-Norbert / Smiths Corner /
South Branch / Targettville / Village-Saint Augustin / West Branch
Saint-Paul 228.72842 Birch Ridge / Bon-Secours / Légerville / McLean Settlement / Saint-Paul / Sweeneyville /
Terrains de L'Évêque / Village-des-Belliveau / Village-des-Cormier / Village-des-Léger
Acadieville 332.22709 Acadie Siding / Acadieville / Barrieau / Branche du Nord / Centre-Acadie / Johnson Road / Noinville /
Pineau / Richard-Village / Saint-Athanase / Saint-Luc / Vautour / Village-Saint-Jean /
Village-Saint-Pierre
Carleton 435.95708 Carleton / Claire-Fontaine / Fontaine / Kouchibouguac / Laketon / Middle Kouchibouguac /
Pointe-Sapin / Pointe-Sapin-Centre / Rivière-au-Portage / Saint-Camille / South Kouchibouguac /
Tweedie Brook
Harcourt 1,170.96346 Adamsville / Coal Branch / Grangeville / Harcourt / Hébert / Mortimer / Saint-Sosime
Huskisson 369.3315 Huskisson

Demographics

Historical Census Data – Kent County, New Brunswick
YearPop.±%
1991 31,694—    
1996 32,094+1.3%
2001 31,383−2.2%
2006 31,449+0.2%
2011 30,833−2.0%
2016 30,475−1.2%
2021 32,169+5.6%
[5] [1]

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kent County had a population of 32,169 living in 14,074 of its 16,274 total private dwellings, a change of 5.6% from its 2016 population of 30,475. With a land area of 4,550.38 km2 (1,756.91 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.1/km2 (18.3/sq mi) in 2021. [6]

Canada census – Kent community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population32,169 (+5.6% from 2016)30,475 (-1.2% from 2011)30,833 (-2.0% from 2006)
Land area4,550.38 km2 (1,756.91 sq mi)4,552.55 km2 (1,757.75 sq mi)4,552.55 km2 (1,757.75 sq mi)
Population density7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
Median age52.0 (M: 51.6, F: 52.4)50.5 (M: 50.2, F: 50.8)47.7 (M: 47.5, F: 47.9)
Private dwellings16,274 (total)  14,074 (occupied)16,251 (total) 16,030 (total) 
Median household income$66,500$54,123$46,410
References: 2021 [7] 2016 [4] 2011 [8] earlier [9] [10]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue – Kent County, New Brunswick [5] [11]
CensusTotal
French
English
French & English
Other
YearResponsesCountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %
2016
30,230
20,800Decrease2.svg 2.7%68.81%7,455Increase2.svg 6.3%24.66%410Decrease2.svg 3.5%1.37%1,495Decrease2.svg 1.3%4.95%
2011
30,285
21,355Decrease2.svg 4.4%70.51%6,990Increase2.svg 6.1%23.08%425Increase2.svg 18.1%1.40%1,515Decrease2.svg 12.2%5.00%
2006
31,000
22,330Decrease2.svg 2.3%72.03%6,585Increase2.svg 7.1%21.24%360Decrease2.svg 17.2%1.16%1,725Increase2.svg 13.9%5.56%
2001
30,965
22,865Decrease2.svg 4.1%73.84%6,150Decrease2.svg 0.6%19.86%435Increase2.svg 50.0%1.40%1,515Increase2.svg 17.4%4.89%
1996
31,605
23,840n/a75.43%6,185n/a19.57%290n/a0.92%1,290n/a4.08%

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits: [12]

Protected areas and attractions

Notable people

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Census Profile, 2016 Census Kent, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 New Brunswick Provincial Archives – Kent County
  3. ↑ "Kent County", Place Names of New Brunswick: Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, retrieved August 13, 2023
  4. 1 2 3 4 "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  5. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  7. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  8. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  9. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  10. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  11. ↑ Statistics Canada
  12. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN   978-1-55368-618-7


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