Kings County, New Brunswick

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Kings
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Location within New Brunswick.
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
Established1785
Electoral Districts     
Federal
Fundy Royal / New Brunswick Southwest
Area
[1]
 • Land3,484.22 km2 (1,345.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total68,941
 • Density19.8/km2 (51/sq mi)
 • Change 2011-2016
Decrease 1.0%
 • Dwellings
29,570
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code(s)506

Kings County (2016 population 68,941[1]) is located in southern New Brunswick, Canada. Its historical shire town is Hampton.

Both the Saint John and Kennebecasis rivers pass through the county.

Approximately half of the Kings County population lives in suburbs of the nearby city of Saint John.

Census subdivisions[]

Communities[]

There are seven municipalities within Kings County (listed by 2016 population):[2]

Official Name Designation Area km2 Population Parish
Quispamsis Town 57.21 18,245 Rothesay
Rothesay Town 34.72 11,659 Rothesay
Grand Bay-Westfield Town 59.78 4,964 Westfield
Hampton Town 21.09 4,289 Hampton
Sussex Town 8.95 4,282 Sussex
Sussex Corner Village 9.34 1,461 Sussex
Norton Village 75.35 1,382 Norton

Parishes[]

The county is subdivided into fifteen parishes (listed by 2016 population):[2]

Official Name Area km2 Population Municipalities Unincorporated communities
Studholm 449.37 3,522 Berwick / / Centreville / / / / / Head of Millstream /
/ / / / / /
Mount Hebron / Mount Middleton / / / / / /
/ / / / / / /
/
Kingston 200.69 2,913 / / Chapel Grove / Clifton Royal / East Riverside-Kinghurst / / /
/ / Kingston / / / / /
/ / Renforth / / / / /
Hampton 121.26 2,809 Hampton (town) / Damascus / / / Hampton / Lakeside / /
Nauwigewauk / / Titusville
Sussex 244.02 2,516 Sussex (town)
Sussex Corner (village) 		Apohaqui / Campbell Settlement / Cassidy Lake / / / / /
/ / / / / /
/ / / / / / /
Westfield 295.70 1,962 Grand Bay-Westfield (town) / / / / / /
/ / / Nerepis / / / Summerville /
Springfield 248.54 1,525 Belleisle Creek / / / / Hatfield Point / /
/ Keirsteadville / Long Point / / / / /
/ Springfield / / / / /
Cardwell 311.90 1,353 Anagance / / / / / /
/ / / Mechanic Settlement / Penobsquis / / /
South Branch / /
Norton 144.76 1,301 Norton (village) Bloomfield / / / / /
Upham 189.22 1,269 Barnesville / Bloomfield Ridge / / / / / /
/
Havelock 349.23 1,061 / / Cornhill / / / /
/ Havelock / / / / / /
/ /
Greenwich 114.46 1,058 / Browns Flat / / / / Evandale /
/ Greenwich Hill / / / /
/
Waterford 221.27 469 / / / / / /
Kars 75.84 325 / / Kars / /
Rothesay 7.26 325 Quispamsis (town)
Rothesay (town) 		Barsa / / East Riverside-Kinghurst / Fairvale / / /
/ / Renforth / / Wells
Hammond 244.45 251 / / Hammondvale / / / /

Demographics[]

Protected areas and attractions[]

See also: List of historic places in Kings County, New Brunswick

Notable people[]

Although not everyone in this list was born in Kings County, they all live or have lived in Kings County and have had significant connections to the communities.

Full Name Community Famous for Birth Death Other
Winston Bronnum Sussex Sculptor 1929 1991
Chris Cummings Norton Country music singer 1975
John Peters Humphrey Hampton Lawyer 1905 1995 diplomat, scholar and principal author of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Hugh J. McCormick Speed Skater 1854 1910 World Professional Speed Skater 1890-1892
George McCready Price Havelock Creationist 1870 1963
Anna Ruth Lang Nauwigewauk Recipient of the Canadian Cross of Valour (1982)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Kings, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Select Region 1". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  3. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  4. ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Kings County, New Brunswick

External links[]



Coordinates: 45°39′37.5″N 65°47′23.4″W / 45.660417°N 65.789833°W / 45.660417; -65.789833

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