Saint John County, New Brunswick

Saint John
County

Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°18′N 66°00′W / 45.300°N 66.000°W / 45.300; -66.000Coordinates: 45°18′N 66°00′W / 45.300°N 66.000°W / 45.300; -66.000
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
Established 1785
Area
 • Land 1,464.53 km2 (565.46 sq mi)
Population (2016)[1]
 • Total 74,020
 • Density 50.6/km2 (131/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016 Decrease 3.3%
 • Dwellings 36,825
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code(s) 506

Saint John County (2016 population: 74,020) is located in southern New Brunswick, Canada. The city of Saint John dominates the county. Elsewhere in the county, tourism is focused around the Bay of Fundy.

Fairfield, New Brunswick

Census subdivisions

Communities

There are two municipalities within Saint John County (listed by 2011 population):

Official Name Designation Area km2 Population Parish
Saint John City 315.49 70,063 Simonds
St. Martins Village 2.29 6,487 Saint Martins

Parishes

The county is subdivided buy the Territorial Division Act (Section 27) into one city and three parishes (listed by 2011 population):

Official Name Area km2 Population Municipalities Unincorporated communities
Saint John (city) 315.49 70,063 Saint John (city)
Simonds 281.88 3,828 Baxters Corner / Black River / Cape Spencer / Coleraine / Fairfield / Gardner Creek / Garnett Settlement / Grove Hill / Lake View Estates / Mispec / Otter Lake / Primrose / Quaco Road / Simonds / Upper Golden Grove / Upper Loch Lomond / West Beach / Willow Grove
Musquash 235.54 1,200 Chance Harbour / Dam Road / Dipper Harbour East / Dipper Harbour West / Five Fathom Hole / Gilmore Subdivision / Gooseberry Cove / Little Lepreau / Musquash / Point Lepreau / Prince of Wales / Sherwood Road / South Musquash
Saint Martins 629.00 1,145 St. Martins (village) Bains Corner / Bay View / Burchills Flats / Chapel Flats / Chester / Drawlin Hill / Fair View / Hardingville / Little Beach / Mosher Hill / Orange Hill / Porter Road / Salmon River / Shanklin / Tynemouth Creek / West Quaco

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint John County, New Brunswick community profile
2011 2006
Population: 76,550 (+2.6% from 2006) 74,621 (-2.3% from 2001)
Land area: 1,464.53 km2 (565.46 sq mi) 1,462.03 km2 (564.49 sq mi)
Population density: 52.3/km2 (135/sq mi) 51.0/km2 (132/sq mi)
Median age: 42.3 (M: 40.7, F: 43.8) 41.1 (M: 39.6, F: 42.4)
Total private dwellings: 36,426 34,914
Median household income: $48,963 $42,216
References: 2011[2] 2006[3] earlier[4]
Historical Census Data - Saint John County, New Brunswick[5]
YearPop.±%
1991 81,462—    
1996 79,302−2.7%
YearPop.±%
2001 76,407−3.7%
2006 74,621−2.3%
YearPop.±%
2011 76,550+2.6%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint John County, New Brunswick[5]
Census Total
English
French
English & French
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
75,085
 68,540 Increase 3.0% 91.28% 3,495 Decrease 3.2% 4.65% 320 Decrease 5.9% 0.43% 2,730 Decrease 1.1% 3.64%
2006
73,255
 66,545 Decrease 4.4% 90.84% 3,610 Decrease 4.1% 4.93% 340 Increase 51.1% 0.46% 2,760 Increase 69.3% 3.77%
2001
75,195
 69,575 Decrease 4.2% 92.53% 3,765 Increase 3.1% 5.01% 225 Decrease 37.5% 0.30% 1,630 Increase 25.4% 2.17%
1996
77,925
 72,615 n/a 93.19% 3,650 n/a 4.68% 360 n/a 0.46% 1,300 n/a 1.67%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:[6]

Protected areas and attractions

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
  3. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
  4. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  5. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7
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