Kent County, New Brunswick

Kent
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1826
Area^[1]
• Land	4,552.55 km² (1,757.75 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	30,833
• Density	6.8/km² (18/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.0%
• Dwellings	16,030
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	506

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Kent County (2011 population 30,833) is located in east-central New Brunswick, Canada.^[2] The county features a unique blend of cultures including Mi'kmaq, Acadian and English Speaking Settlers. Some larger tourist attractions include la dune de Bouctouche, Kouchibouguac National Park, and Bonar Law Commons.

It is in the Beauséjour federal electoral district, represented by Dominic LeBlanc of the Liberal Party of Canada. Provincially, it is within the electoral districts of Kent, Kent South, and Rogersville-Kouchibouguac.

History

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

Census subdivisions

Communities

There are five incorporated municipalities within Kent County (listed by 2011 population):^[1]^[2]

Official Name	Designation	Area km²	Population	Parish
Bouctouche	Town	18.34	2,423	Wellington
Saint-Antoine	Village	6.43	1,770	Dundas
Richibucto	Town	11.83	1,286	Richibucto
Saint-Louis-de-Kent	Village	2.00	930	Saint-Louis
Rexton	Village	6.14	818	Richibucto

First Nations

There are three First Nations reserves in Kent County (listed by 2011 population):^[1]^[2]

Official Name	Designation	Area km²	Population	Parish
Richibucto 15	Reserve	12.18	1,985	Weldford
Indian Island 28	Reserve	0.27	97	Richibucto
Buctouche 16	Reserve	0.39	85	Wellington

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

Parishes

The county is subdivided into twelve parishes (listed by 2011 population):^[1]^[2]

Official Name	Area km²	Population	Incorporated municipalities	Unincorporated communities
Dundas	230.31	6,282		Cormierville / Caissie Cape / Grande-Digue / Guguen / Lower-Guguen / Notre-Dame / White's Settlement
Wellington	195.31	3,327	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 Mary	238.21	2,008	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	249.45	1,986	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-Charles	174.78	1,982		Aldouane / Aldouane Station / Grande-Aldouane / Kent Lake / Kent Lake Siding / Lower Saint-Charles / Petite-Aldouane / Saint-Charles / Saint-Charles-Nord / Saint-Ignace Siding
Saint-Louis	258.61	1,741	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	611.61	1,318	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	228.80	866		Birch Ridge / Bon-Secours / Légerville / McLean Settlement / Saint-Paul / Sweeneyville / Terrains de L'Évêque / Village-des-Belliveau / Village-des-Cormier / Village-des-Léger
Carleton	436.09	770		Carleton / Claire-Fontaine / Fontaine / Kouchibouguac / Laketon / Middle Kouchibouguac / Pointe-Sapin / Pointe-Sapin-Centre / Rivière-au-Portage / Saint-Camille / South Kouchibouguac / Tweedie Brook
Acadieville	331.81	744		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
Harcourt	1,170.05	390		Adamsville / Coal Branch / Grangeville / Harcourt / Hébert / Mortimer / Saint-Sosime
Huskisson	369.95	25		Huskisson

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Kent County, New Brunswick community profile

	2011	2006	2001

Population: Land area: Population density: Median age: Total private dwellings: Median household income:	30,833 (-2.0% from 2006) 4,552.55 km² (1,757.75 sq mi) 6.8/km² (18/sq mi) 47.7 (M: 47.5, F: 47.9) 16,030 $46,410	31,449 (+0.2% from 2001) 4,551.03 km² (1,757.16 sq mi) 6.9/km² (18/sq mi) 44.4 (M: 44.0, F: 44.8) 15,795 $39,286	31,383 (-2.2% from 1996) 4,551.05 km² (1,757.17 sq mi) 6.9/km² (18/sq mi) 40.5 (M: 39.9, F: 41.0) 14,619 $36,690

References: 2011^[1] 2006^[3] 2001^[4]

Historical Census Data - Kent County, New Brunswick^[5]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	31,694	—
1996	32,094	+1.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	31,383	−2.2%
2006	31,449	+0.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
2011	30,833	−2.0%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Kent County, New Brunswick^[5]
Census	Total	French			English			French & English			Other
Year	Responses	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %
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:^[6]

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

Notable people

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

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Kent County, New Brunswick
1 2 3 4 New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Kent County
↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7

External links

Official Kent County Regional Website

Northumberland County

Sunbury County

Gulf of Saint Lawrence

Kent County

Queens County

Westmorland County

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Coordinates: 46°35′N 64°48′W / 46.583°N 64.800°W / 46.583; -64.800

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