Kent County, New Brunswick

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 Speaking Settlers. Some larger tourist attractions include la dune de Bouctouche, Kouchibouguac National Park, and Bonar Law Commons.

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

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 municipalities within Kent County (listed by 2016 population):[3][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):[3][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):[3][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

Population
Canada census – Kent County, New Brunswick community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 30,475 (-1.2% from 2011) 30,833 (-2.0% from 2006) 31,449 (+0.2% from 2001)
Land area: 4,552.55 km2 (1,757.75 sq mi) 4,552.55 km2 (1,757.75 sq mi) 4,551.03 km2 (1,757.16 sq mi)
Population density: 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi) 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi) 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Median age: 50.5 (M: 50.2, F: 50.8) 47.7 (M: 47.5, F: 47.9) 44.4 (M: 44.0, F: 44.8)
Total private dwellings: 16,251 16,030 15,795
Median household income: $54,123 $46,410 $39,286
References: 2016[3] 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6]
Historical Census Data – Kent County, New Brunswick
YearPop.±%
1991 31,694—    
1996 32,094+1.3%
YearPop.±%
2001 31,383−2.2%
2006 31,449+0.2%
YearPop.±%
2011 30,833−2.0%
2016 30,475−1.2%
[7][1]

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue – Kent County, New Brunswick[7]
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:[8]

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

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Kent, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives – Kent County
  3. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  4. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  5. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  6. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  8. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7


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