Kent County, New Brunswick
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.
Census subdivisions
Communities
There are five municipalities within Kent County (listed by 2016 population):
Official Name | Designation | Area km | Population | Parish |
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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):
Official Name | Designation | Area km | Population | Parish |
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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):
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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% |
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 km (1,756.91 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.1/km (18.3/sq mi) in 2021.
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 32,169 (+5.6% from 2016) | 30,475 (-1.2% from 2011) | 30,833 (-2.0% from 2006) |
Land area | 4,550.38 km (1,756.91 sq mi) | 4,552.55 km (1,757.75 sq mi) | 4,552.55 km (1,757.75 sq mi) |
Population density | 7.1/km (18/sq mi) | 6.7/km (17/sq mi) | 6.8/km (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 |
Language
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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30,230
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20,800 | ![]() |
68.81% | 7,455 | ![]() |
24.66% | 410 | ![]() |
1.37% | 1,495 | ![]() |
4.95% | |||||
2011
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30,285
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21,355 | ![]() |
70.51% | 6,990 | ![]() |
23.08% | 425 | ![]() |
1.40% | 1,515 | ![]() |
5.00% | |||||
2006
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31,000
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22,330 | ![]() |
72.03% | 6,585 | ![]() |
21.24% | 360 | ![]() |
1.16% | 1,725 | ![]() |
5.56% | |||||
2001
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30,965
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22,865 | ![]() |
73.84% | 6,150 | ![]() |
19.86% | 435 | ![]() |
1.40% | 1,515 | ![]() |
4.89% | |||||
1996
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31,605
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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:
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