Saint-Louis-de-Kent, New Brunswick

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Saint-Louis-de-Kent
Saint-Louis de Kent
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A huge Acadian flag dominates St-Louis' skyline
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Motto: 
Le berceau du drapeau acadien
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Saint-Louis-de-Kent
Location within New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46°44′17″N64°58′26″W / 46.738°N 64.974°W / 46.738; -64.974
CountryCanada
Province New Brunswick
County Kent County
Town Beaurivage
Founded1797
VillageNovember 9, 1966
Area
[1]
  Land1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total981
  Density494.6/km2 (1,281/sq mi)
  Change (2016–21)
Increase2.svg 14.6%
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−3 (ADT)
Area code 506

Saint-Louis-de-Kent [lower-alpha 1] is a former village in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Beaurivage.

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Often shortened to simply Saint-Louis, the village is situated on the Kouchibouguacis River at the main entrance to Kouchibouguac National Park. It is considered as the birthplace of the Acadian Flag. A local park, parc des forgeron, celebrates the birth of this flag in 1884.

History

Saint-Louis-de-Kent was founded by Joseph Babineau in 1797. [2] L'Académie Saint-Louis was founded in 1874 by Father Marcel-François Richard. The Congregation of Notre-Dame of Montréal founded a convent in 1879. The academy became a college in 1876, but it was closed in 1882 by Bishop James Rogers. Additional facilities included a telephone line between Quebec and Halifax.

A religious Grotto and Calvary was erected next to the Kouchibouguacis River between 1878 and 1882, and remains an important Acadian pilgrimage site. It was declared a Heritage Site in 2005. [3]

The Saint-Louis Caisse Populaire was founded in 1938. L'École Mgr-Marcel-François-Richard was opened in 1978.

On 1 January 2023, Saint-Louis-de-Kent amalgamated with the town of Richibucto and all or part of for local service districts to form the new town of Beaurivage. [4] [5] The community's name remains in official use. [6]

Demographics

The Kouchibouguacis River flows through St. Louis de Kent. This bridge was replaced with a modern structure over a 3-year construction period, and opened in 2016. KouchibouguacisAtBridge.jpg
The Kouchibouguacis River flows through St. Louis de Kent. This bridge was replaced with a modern structure over a 3-year construction period, and opened in 2016.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Louis de Kent had a population of 981 living in 424 of its 452 total private dwellings, a change of

Population trend [9] [10]

CensusPopulationChange (%)
2021981Increase2.svg14.6%
2016856Decrease2.svg8.0%
2011930Decrease2.svg3.1%
2006960Decrease2.svg3.2%
2001991Decrease2.svg2.4%
19961,015Decrease2.svg0.6%
19911,009Decrease2.svg8.4%
19861,101Decrease2.svg5.9%
19811,166N/A

Notable people

See also

Notes

  1. Written Saint-Louis de Kent in successive regulations defining the province's municipalities, the common form with three hyphens was normally used even by other provincial government departments.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Census Profile of Saint-Louis-de-Kent, Village (VL)". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  2. "The Village's Foundation". Saint-Louis-de-. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
  3. Historica.ca Grotto and Calvary. Accessed July 15, 2019.
  4. "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  5. "RSC 6 Kent Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  7. CBC News (23 November 2012). Saint-Louis-de-Kent bridge to be replaced. Accessed July 15, 2019.
  8. News Release (1 September 2016). "New bridge open on Route 134". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  9. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  10. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Saint-Louis de Kent, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 13, 2019.