Kent County, New Brunswick

This article is about the county. For the geographic parish in Carleton County, see Kent Parish, New Brunswick.

Kent
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1826
Area [1]
• Land	4,550.38 km2 (1,756.91 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	32,169
• Density	7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
• Change 2016–2021	5.6%
• Dwellings	16,274
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code	506

Kent County (2021 population 32,169 ^[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.

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 Name	Designation	Area km2	Population	Parish
Bouctouche	Town	18.09	2,361	Wellington
Saint-Antoine	Village	6.32	1,733	Dundas
Richibucto	Town	11.93	1,266	Richibucto
Saint-Louis-de-Kent	Village	2.00	856	Saint-Louis
Rexton	Village	6.18	830	Richibucto

First Nations

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

Official Name	Designation	Area km2	Population	Parish
Richibucto 15	Reserve	12.18	1,937	Weldford
Indian Island 28	Reserve	0.28	138	Richibucto
Buctouche 16	Reserve	0.35	96	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 Name	Area km2	Population	Municipalities	Unincorporated communities
Dundas	174.63	3,914		Cormierville / Caissie Cape / Grande-Digue / Guguen / Lower-Guguen / Notre-Dame / White's Settlement
Wellington	184.32	3,079	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	174.78	1,997		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	238.44	1,972	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	249.05	1,887	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	258.74	1,802	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	611.30	1,338	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	228.72	842		Birch Ridge / Bon-Secours / Légerville / McLean Settlement / Saint-Paul / Sweeneyville / Terrains de L'Évêque / Village-des-Belliveau / Village-des-Cormier / Village-des-Léger
Acadieville	332.22	709		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	435.95	708		Carleton / Claire-Fontaine / Fontaine / Kouchibouguac / Laketon / Middle Kouchibouguac / Pointe-Sapin / Pointe-Sapin-Centre / Rivière-au-Portage / Saint-Camille / South Kouchibouguac / Tweedie Brook
Harcourt	1,170.96	346		Adamsville / Coal Branch / Grangeville / Harcourt / Hébert / Mortimer / Saint-Sosime
Huskisson	369.33	15		Huskisson

Demographics

Historical Census Data – Kent County, New Brunswick

Year	Pop.	±%
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] [6]

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. ^[1]

Canada census – Kent community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	32,169 (+5.6% from 2016)	30,475 (-1.2% from 2011)	30,833 (-2.0% from 2006)
Land area	4,550.38 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 density	7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)	6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)	6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
Median age	52.0 (M: 51.6, F: 52.4)	50.5 (M: 50.2, F: 50.8)	47.7 (M: 47.5, F: 47.9)
Private dwellings	16,274 (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]

Language

The predominant language of the county is Acadian French, often spoken in its Chiac dialect.

Canada Census Mother Tongue – Kent County, New Brunswick [5] [9]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		30,230		20,800	2.7%	68.81%		7,455	6.3%	24.66%		410	3.5%	1.37%		1,495	1.3%	4.95%
2011		30,285		21,355	4.4%	70.51%		6,990	6.1%	23.08%		425	18.1%	1.40%		1,515	12.2%	5.00%
2006		31,000		22,330	2.3%	72.03%		6,585	7.1%	21.24%		360	17.2%	1.16%		1,725	13.9%	5.56%
2001		30,965		22,865	4.1%	73.84%		6,150	0.6%	19.86%		435	50.0%	1.40%		1,515	17.4%	4.89%
1996		31,605		23,840	n/a	75.43%		6,185	n/a	19.57%		290	n/a	0.92%		1,290	n/a	4.08%

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits: ^[10]

Highways Route 11

Principal Routes Route 115 Route 116 Route 117 Route 126 Route 134

Secondary Routes: Route 465 Route 470 Route 475 Route 480 Route 485 Route 490 Route 495

Secondary Routes: Route 505 Route 510 Route 515 Route 525 Route 530 Route 535

External Routes: None

Protected areas and attractions

See also: List of historic places in Kent County, New Brunswick

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Kent County, New Brunswick

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick
• Royal eponyms in Canada

References

1. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
2. 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. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Kent, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
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. Statistics Canada
10. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN   978-1-55368-618-7

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