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Saint John County, New Brunswick
County in New Brunswick, Canada
County in New Brunswick, Canada
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Saint John |
| settlement_type | County |
| image_map | Map of New Brunswick highlighting Saint John County.png |
| map_caption | Location within New Brunswick. |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Canada |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | New Brunswick |
| established_title | Established |
| established_date | 1785 |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_land_km2 | 1,461.05 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 76,558 |
| population_density_km2 | 52.4 |
| population_blank1_title | Change |
| 2016-2021 | |
| population_blank1 | 3.4% |
| population_blank2_title | Dwellings |
| population_blank2 | 36,964 |
| timezone | AST |
| utc_offset | -4 |
| timezone_DST | ADT |
| utc_offset_DST | -3 |
| area_code | 506 |
2016-2021
Saint John County (2021 population: 76,558) 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.
[[Census subdivision]]s
Communities
There are two municipalities within Saint John County (listed by 2016 population):
| Official name | Designation | Area km2 | Population | Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John | City | 315.96 | 67,575 | Simonds |
| Fundy-St. Martins | Village | 2.35 | 276 | Saint Martins |
Parishes
The county is subdivided by the Territorial Division Act (Section 27) into one city and three parishes (listed by 2016 population):
| Official name | Area km2 | Population | Municipalities | Unincorporated communities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John (city) | 315.96 | 67,575 | Saint John (city) | |
| Simonds | 280.86 | 3,843 | 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 | 235.33 | 1,194 | 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 | 629.20 | 1,132 | 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
| 1991 |81462 | 1996 |79302 | 2001 |76407 | 2006 |74621 | 2011 |76550 | 2016 |74020 | 2021 |76558
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint John County had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1461.05 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint John County, New Brunswick | Census | Total | Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65,645 | 4.2% | 90.36% | 3,075 | 12.0% | 4.23% | 410 | 28.1% | 0.56% | 3,695 | |||||||
| 68,540 | 3.0% | 91.28% | 3,495 | 3.2% | 4.65% | 320 | 5.9% | 0.43% | 2,730 | |||||||
| 66,545 | 4.4% | 90.84% | 3,610 | 4.1% | 4.93% | 340 | 51.1% | 0.46% | 2,760 | |||||||
| 69,575 | 4.2% | 92.53% | 3,765 | 3.1% | 5.01% | 225 | 37.5% | 0.30% | 1,630 | |||||||
| 72,615 | n/a | 93.19% | 3,650 | n/a | 4.68% | 360 | n/a | 0.46% | 1,300 |
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:
Highways
Principal Routes
Secondary Routes:
- None
Protected areas and attractions
Notable people
Main article: List of people from Saint John County, New Brunswick
References
References
- Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census. 1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census. 2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census. 2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census. 2011]] census
- (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". [[Statistics Canada]].
- "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Saint John, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada.
- Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas {{ISBN. 978-1-55368-618-7
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