Saint John County, New Brunswick
Saint John | |
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County | |
![]() Location within New Brunswick. | |
Coordinates: 45°18′N 66°00′W / 45.300°N 66.000°WCoordinates: 45°18′N 66°00′W / 45.300°N 66.000°W | |
Country |
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Province |
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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 |
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• 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.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | |||
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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] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint John County, New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ![]() |
91.28% | 3,495 | ![]() |
4.65% | 320 | ![]() |
0.43% | 2,730 | ![]() |
3.64% | |||||
2006 |
73,255 |
66,545 | ![]() |
90.84% | 3,610 | ![]() |
4.93% | 340 | ![]() |
0.46% | 2,760 | ![]() |
3.77% | |||||
2001 |
75,195 |
69,575 | ![]() |
92.53% | 3,765 | ![]() |
5.01% | 225 | ![]() |
0.30% | 1,630 | ![]() |
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
- ↑
- ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
- 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7
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