Editing Kent County, New Brunswick

{{short description|County in New Brunswick, Canada}}
{{use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{About|the county|the geographic parish in Carleton County|Kent Parish, New Brunswick}}
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'''Kent County''' (2021 population 32,169<ref name=2021census/>) is located in east-central [[New Brunswick]], [[Canada]].<ref name="GNB">[http://archives.gnb.ca/Exhibits/Communities/CountyListing.aspx?culture=en-CA&county=5/ New Brunswick Provincial Archives – Kent County]</ref> The county features a unique blend of cultures including [[Mi'kmaq people|Mi'kmaq]], [[Acadian]], and [[English Canadians|English]]. Some larger tourist attractions include the [[Bouctouche, New Brunswick|dune de Bouctouche]], [[Kouchibouguac National Park]], and [[Rexton, New Brunswick|Bonar Law Commons]].

Federally, it is split between the ridings of [[Beauséjour (electoral district)|Beauséjour]], represented by [[Dominic LeBlanc]] of the [[Liberal Party of Canada]] and [[Miramichi—Grand Lake]], represented by [[Jake Stewart (politician)|Jake Stewart]] of the [[Conservative Party of Canada]]. Provincially, it is split between the electoral districts of [[Kent North (electoral district)|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]].<ref>{{citation| url=https://archives.gnb.ca/exhibits/communities/CountyListing.aspx?culture=en-CA&county=5| title=Place Names of New Brunswick: Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present| chapter=Kent County| publisher=Provincial Archives of New Brunswick| accessdate=13 August 2023}}</ref>

==[[Census subdivision]]s==
{{outdated section|reason=needs to use the [[2023 New Brunswick local governance reform|2023 municipality names]]|date=September 2024}}
===Communities===
There are five municipalities within Kent County (listed by 2016 population):<ref name="cp2016"/><!-- defined by template:Canada census --><ref name="GNB"/>
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Official Name
! Designation
! Area km<sup>2</sup>
! Population
! Parish
|-
| [[Bouctouche]]
| Town
| align="right"|18.09
|  align="right"|2,361
| align="center"|[[Wellington Parish, New Brunswick|Wellington]]
|-
| [[Saint-Antoine, New Brunswick|Saint-Antoine]]
| Village
| align="right"|6.32
|  align="right"|1,733 	
| align="center"|[[Dundas Parish, New Brunswick|Dundas]]
|-
| [[Richibucto]]
| Town
| align="right"|11.93
|  align="right"|1,266
| align="center"|[[Richibucto Parish, New Brunswick|Richibucto]]
|-
| [[Saint-Louis-de-Kent, New Brunswick|Saint-Louis-de-Kent]]
| Village
| align="right"|2.00
|  align="right"|856   	
| align="center"|[[Saint-Louis Parish, New Brunswick|Saint-Louis]]
|-
| [[Rexton, New Brunswick|Rexton]]
| Village
| align="right"|6.18
|  align="right"|830  	
| align="center"|[[Richibucto Parish, New Brunswick|Richibucto]]
|}

===First Nations===
There are three First Nations reserves in Kent County (listed by 2016 population):<ref name="cp2016"/><!-- defined by template:Canada census --><ref name="GNB"/>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Official Name
! Designation
! Area km<sup>2</sup>
! Population
! Parish
|-
| [[Richibucto 15, First Nation, New Brunswick|Richibucto 15]]
| Reserve
| align="right"|12.18
|  align="right"|1,937
| align="center"|[[Weldford Parish, New Brunswick|Weldford]]
|-
| [[Indian Island 28, New Brunswick|Indian Island 28]]
| Reserve
| align="right"|0.28
|  align="right"|138
| align="center"|[[Richibucto Parish, New Brunswick|Richibucto]]
|-
| [[Buctouche 16, New Brunswick|Buctouche 16]]
| Reserve
| align="right"|0.35
|  align="right"|96
| align="center"|[[Wellington Parish, New Brunswick|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):<ref name="cp2016"/><!-- defined by template:Canada census --><ref name="GNB"/>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Official Name
! Area km<sup>2</sup>
! Population
! Municipalities
! Unincorporated communities
|-
| [[Dundas Parish, New Brunswick|Dundas]]
| align="right"|174.63
|  align="right"|3,914
| align="center"|
| [[Cormierville, New Brunswick|Cormierville]] / [[Caissie Cape, New Brunswick|Caissie Cape]] / [[Grande-Digue, New Brunswick|Grande-Digue]] / [[Guguen, New Brunswick|Guguen]] / [[Lower Guguen, New Brunswick|Lower-Guguen]] / [[Notre-Dame, New Brunswick|Notre-Dame]] / <br>[[White's Settlement, New Brunswick|White's Settlement]]
|-
| [[Wellington Parish, New Brunswick|Wellington]]
| align="right"|184.32
|  align="right"|3,079   	
| align="center"|[[Bouctouche, New Brunswick|Bouctouche (town)]]<br>[[Buctouche 16, New Brunswick|Buctouche 16 (reserve)]]
| [[Buctouche Baie, New Brunswick|Buctouche Baie]] / [[Buctouche-Sud, New Brunswick|Buctouche-Sud]] / [[Caissie-Village, New Brunswick|Caissie-Village]] / [[Chockpish, New Brunswick|Chockpish]] / [[Cocagne, New Brunswick|Cocagne]] / [[Collette-Village, New Brunswick|Collette-Village]] / <br>[[Grand Saint-Antoine, New Brunswick|Grand Saint-Antoine]] / [[Maria-de-Kent, New Brunswick|Maria-de-Kent]] / [[McIntosh Hill, New Brunswick|McIntosh Hill]] / [[McKees Mills, New Brunswick|McKees Mills]] / [[Saint-David, New Brunswick|Saint-David]] / <br>[[Sainte-Anne-de-Kent, New Brunswick|Sainte-Anne-de-Kent]] / [[Saint-Édouard-de-Kent, New Brunswick|Saint-Édouard-de-Kent]] / [[Saint-François-de-Kent, New Brunswick|Saint-François-de-Kent]] / [[Saint-Gabriel-de-Kent, New Brunswick|Saint-Gabriel-de-Kent]] / <br>[[Saint-Grégoire, New Brunswick|Saint-Grégoire]] / [[Saint-Jean-Baptiste, New Brunswick|Saint-Jean-Baptiste]] / [[Saint-Joseph-de-Kent, New Brunswick|Saint-Joseph-de-Kent]] / [[Saint-Maurice, New Brunswick|Saint-Maurice]] / [[Saint-Pierre-de-Kent, New Brunswick|Saint-Pierre-de-Kent]] / <br>[[Saint-Thomas-de-Kent, New Brunswick|Saint-Thomas-de-Kent]] / [[St. Gabriel-de-Kent, New Brunswick|St. Gabriel-de-Kent]] / [[Ste-Anne-de-Kent, New Brunswick|Ste. Anne De Kent]] / [[Upper Saint-Maurice, New Brunswick|Upper Saint-Maurice]] / <br>/ [[Village-des-Arsenault, New Brunswick|Village-des-Arsenault]] / [[Village-Sainte-Croix, New Brunswick|Village-Sainte-Croix]] / [[Village-Saint-Irénée, New Brunswick|Village-Saint-Irénée]] / [[Ward Corner, New Brunswick|Ward Corner]] / [[Wellington, New Brunswick|Wellington]]
|-
| [[Saint-Charles Parish, New Brunswick|Saint-Charles]]
| align="right"|174.78
|  align="right"|1,997
| align="center"|
| [[Aldouane, New Brunswick|Aldouane]] / [[Aldouane Station, New Brunswick|Aldouane Station]] / [[Grande-Aldouane, New Brunswick|Grande-Aldouane]] / [[Kent Lake, New Brunswick|Kent Lake]] / [[Kent Lake Siding, New Brunswick|Kent Lake Siding]] / <br>[[Lower Saint-Charles, New Brunswick|Lower Saint-Charles]] / [[Petite-Aldouane, New Brunswick|Petite-Aldouane]] / [[Saint-Charles, New Brunswick|Saint-Charles]] / [[Saint-Charles-Nord, New Brunswick|Saint-Charles-Nord]] / [[Saint-Ignace Siding, New Brunswick|Saint-Ignace Siding]]
|-
| [[Saint Mary Parish, New Brunswick|Saint Mary]]
| align="right"|238.44
|  align="right"|1,972
| align="center"|[[Saint-Antoine, New Brunswick|Saint-Antoine (village)]]
| [[Bastarache, New Brunswick|Bastarache]] / [[Champdoré, New Brunswick|Champdoré]] / [[Coates Mills, New Brunswick|Coates Mills]] / [[Dollard Settlement, New Brunswick|Dollard Settlement]] / [[Fisher Hill, New Brunswick|Fisher Hill]] / [[Kent Boom, New Brunswick|Kent Boom]] / [[McNairn, New Brunswick|McNairn]] / <br>[[Murphy Settlement, New Brunswick|Murphy Settlement]] / [[Roy, New Brunswick|Roy]] / [[Saint-Cyrille, New Brunswick|Saint-Cyrille]] / [[Saint-Fabien, New Brunswick|Saint-Fabien]] / [[Saint-Lazare, New Brunswick|Saint-Lazare]] / [[Sainte-Marie-de-Kent, New Brunswick|Sainte-Marie-de-Kent]] / <br>[[South Saint-Norbert, New Brunswick|South Saint-Norbert]] / [[Upper Buctouche, New Brunswick|Upper Buctouche]]
|-
| [[Richibucto Parish, New Brunswick|Richibucto]]
| align="right"|249.05
|  align="right"|1,887 	
| align="center"|[[Richibucto, New Brunswick|Richibucto (town)]]<br>[[Rexton, New Brunswick|Rexton (village)]]<br>[[Indian Island 28, New Brunswick|Indian Island 28 (reserve)]]
| [[Bedec, New Brunswick|Bedec]] / [[Bells Mills, New Brunswick|Bells Mills]] / [[Cap-de-Richibouctou]] / [[Cap-Lumière, New Brunswick|Cap-Lumière]] / [[Côte-Sainte-Anne, New Brunswick|Côte-Sainte-Anne]] / [[East Galloway, New Brunswick|East Galloway]] / <br>[[Galloway, New Brunswick|Galloway]] / [[Jardineville, New Brunswick|Jardineville]] / [[Peters Mills, New Brunswick|Peters Mills]] / [[Petit-Chockpish, New Brunswick|Petit-Chockpish]] / [[Pirogue, New Brunswick|Pirogue]] / [[Richibucto Village Cape, New Brunswick|Richibucto Village Cape]] / <br>[[Richibucto-Village, New Brunswick|Richibucto-Village]] / [[Saint-Charles Station, New Brunswick|Saint-Charles Station]] / [[Sainte-Anne-de-Kent, New Brunswick|Sainte-Anne-de-Kent]] / [[Village-La-Prairie, New Brunswick|Village-La-Prairie]] / <br>[[West Galloway, New Brunswick|West Galloway]]
|-
| [[Saint-Louis Parish, New Brunswick|Saint-Louis]]
| align="right"|258.74
|  align="right"|1,802
| align="center"|[[Saint-Louis-de-Kent, New Brunswick|Saint-Louis-de-Kent (village)]]
| [[Bretagneville, New Brunswick|Bretagneville]] / [[Camerons Mill, New Brunswick|Camerons Mill]] / [[Canisto Road, New Brunswick|Canisto Road]] / [[Cap-de-Saint-Louis, New Brunswick|Cap-de-Saint-Louis]] / [[Chemin Canisto, New Brunswick|Chemin Canisto]] / [[Desherbiers, New Brunswick|Desherbiers]] / <br>[[Guimond-Village, New Brunswick|Guimond-Village]] / [[Petit-Large, New Brunswick|Petit-Large]] / [[Pont-du-Milieu, New Brunswick|Pont-du-Milieu]] / [[Saint-Ignace, New Brunswick|Saint-Ignace]] / [[Saint-Olivier, New Brunswick|Saint-Olivier]]
|-
| [[Weldford Parish, New Brunswick|Weldford]]
| align="right"|611.30
|  align="right"|1,338   	
| align="center"|[[Richibucto 15, First Nation, New Brunswick|Richibucto 15 (reserve)]]
| [[Balla Philip, New Brunswick|Balla Philip]] / [[Bass River, New Brunswick|Bass River]] / [[Bass River Point, New Brunswick|Bass River Point]] / [[Beersville, New Brunswick|Beersville]] / [[Browns Yard, New Brunswick|Browns Yard]] / [[Bryants Corner, New Brunswick|Bryants Corner]] / [[Cails Mills, New Brunswick|Cails Mills]] / <br>[[Coal Branch, New Brunswick|Coal Branch]] / [[Clairville, New Brunswick|Clairville]] / [[East Branch, New Brunswick|East Branch]] / [[Fords Mills, New Brunswick|Fords Mills]] / [[Jailletville, New Brunswick|Jailletville]] / [[Kent Junction, New Brunswick|Kent Junction]] / [[Saint-Joseph, New Brunswick|Saint-Joseph]] / <br>Lower Main River / [[Molus River, New Brunswick|Molus River]] / [[Mundleville, New Brunswick|Mundleville]] / [[Normandie, New Brunswick|Normandie]] / [[Saint-Norbert, New Brunswick|Saint-Norbert]] / [[Smiths Corner, New Brunswick|Smiths Corner]] / <br>[[South Branch, New Brunswick|South Branch]] / [[Targettville, New Brunswick|Targettville]] / [[Village-Saint Augustin, New Brunswick|Village-Saint Augustin]] / [[West Branch, New Brunswick|West Branch]]
|-
| [[Saint-Paul Parish, New Brunswick|Saint-Paul]]
| align="right"|228.72
|  align="right"|842
| align="center"|
| [[Birch Ridge, New Brunswick|Birch Ridge]] / [[Bon-Secours, New Brunswick|Bon-Secours]] / [[Légerville, New Brunswick|Légerville]] / [[McLean Settlement, New Brunswick|McLean Settlement]] / [[Saint-Paul, New Brunswick|Saint-Paul]] / [[Sweeneyville, New Brunswick|Sweeneyville]] / <br>[[Terrains de L'Évêque, New Brunswick|Terrains de L'Évêque]] / [[Village-des-Belliveau, New Brunswick|Village-des-Belliveau]] / [[Village-des-Cormier, New Brunswick|Village-des-Cormier]] / [[Village-des-Léger, New Brunswick|Village-des-Léger]]
|-
| [[Acadieville Parish, New Brunswick|Acadieville]]
| align="right"|332.22
|  align="right"|709
| align="center"|
| [[Acadie Siding, New Brunswick|Acadie Siding]] / [[Acadieville, New Brunswick|Acadieville]] / [[Barrieau, New Brunswick|Barrieau]] / [[Branche du Nord, New Brunswick|Branche du Nord]] / [[Centre-Acadie, New Brunswick|Centre-Acadie]] / [[Johnson Road, New Brunswick|Johnson Road]] / [[Noinville, New Brunswick|Noinville]] / <br>[[Pineau, New Brunswick|Pineau]] / [[Richard-Village, New Brunswick|Richard-Village]] / [[Saint-Athanase, New Brunswick|Saint-Athanase]] / [[Saint-Luc, New Brunswick|Saint-Luc]] / [[Vautour, New Brunswick|Vautour]] / [[Village-Saint-Jean, New Brunswick|Village-Saint-Jean]] / <br>[[Village-Saint-Pierre, New Brunswick|Village-Saint-Pierre]]
|-
| [[Carleton Parish, New Brunswick|Carleton]]
| align="right"|435.95
|  align="right"|708   	
| align="center"|
| [[Carleton, Kent County|Carleton]] / [[Claire-Fontaine, New Brunswick|Claire-Fontaine]] / [[Fontaine, New Brunswick|Fontaine]] / [[Kouchibouguac, New Brunswick|Kouchibouguac]] / [[Laketon, New Brunswick|Laketon]] / [[Middle Kouchibouguac, New Brunswick|Middle Kouchibouguac]] / <br>[[Pointe-Sapin, New Brunswick|Pointe-Sapin]] / [[Pointe-Sapin-Centre, New Brunswick|Pointe-Sapin-Centre]] / [[Rivière-au-Portage, New Brunswick|Rivière-au-Portage]] / [[Saint-Camille, New Brunswick|Saint-Camille]] / [[South Kouchibouguac, New Brunswick|South Kouchibouguac]] / <br>[[Tweedie Brook, New Brunswick|Tweedie Brook]]
|-
| [[Harcourt Parish, New Brunswick|Harcourt]]
| align="right"|1,170.96
|  align="right"|346   	
| align="center"|
| [[Adamsville, New Brunswick|Adamsville]] / [[Coal Branch, New Brunswick|Coal Branch]] / [[Grangeville, New Brunswick|Grangeville]] / [[Harcourt, New Brunswick|Harcourt]] / [[Hebert, New Brunswick|Hébert]] / [[Mortimer, New Brunswick|Mortimer]] / [[Saint-Sosime, New Brunswick|Saint-Sosime]]
|-
| [[Huskisson Parish, New Brunswick|Huskisson]]
| align="right"|369.33
|  align="right"|15
| align="center"|
| [[Huskisson, New Brunswick|Huskisson]]
|}

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
| title= Historical Census Data – Kent County, New Brunswick
| percentages = 
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| 1991 |31694
| 1996 |32094
| 2001 |31383
| 2006 |31449
| 2011 |30833
| 2016 |30475
| 2021 |32169
| footnote = <ref name="scpast">Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]] census</ref><ref name="census2016">{{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census Kent, County [Census division], New Brunswick | date=February 8, 2017 |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=1308&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&SearchText=Kent&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |publisher=Statistics Canada |access-date=September 12, 2019}}</ref>
}}

As a [[Census divisions of Canada|census division]] in the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Kent County had a population of {{val|32169|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|14074|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|16274|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:32169-30475}}|30475|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|30475|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|4550.38|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|32169|4550.38|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000701 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 3, 2022}}</ref>
{{Canada census
 |location = Kent
 |2021_population=32,169 | 2021_pop_delta=+5.6  | 2021_land_area=4,550.38 | 2021_pop_density=7.1
 |2021_median_age=52.0 | 2021_median_age_m=51.6 | 2021_median_age_f=52.4
 |2021_total_pvt_dwell=16,274 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=14,074 |2021_mean_hh_income=66,500 
 |2021_geocode=2021A00031308 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19
 |2016_population=30,475 |2016_pop_delta=-1.2 |2016_land_area=4,552.55 |2016_pop_density=6.7
 |2016_median_age=50.5 |2016_median_age_m=50.2 |2016_median_age_f=50.8
 |2016_total_pvt_dwell=16,251 |2016_mean_hh_income=54,123 |2016_access_date=2019-09-12
 |2011_population=30,833 |2011_pop_delta=-2.0 |2011_land_area=4,552.55 |2011_pop_density=6.8
 |2011_median_age=47.7 |2011_median_age_m=47.5 |2011_median_age_f=47.9
 |2011_total_pvt_dwell=16,030 |2011_mean_hh_income=46,410 |2011_access_date=2014-04-08
 |2006_population=31,449 | 2006_pop_delta=+0.2 | 2006_land_area=4,551.03 | 2006_pop_density=6.9
 |2006_median_age=44.4 | 2006_median_age_m=44.0 | 2006_median_age_f=44.8
 |2006_total_pvt_dwell=15,795 | 2006_mean_hh_income=39,286 | 2006_access_date=2014-04-08
 |2001_population=31,383 | 2001_pop_delta=-2.2 | 2001_land_area=4,551.05 | 2001_pop_density=6.9
 |2001_median_age=40.5 | 2001_median_age_m=39.9 | 2001_median_age_f=41.0
 |2001_total_pvt_dwell=14,619 |2001_mean_hh_income=36,690 | 2001_access_date=2014-04-08
 |notes=
}}

===Language===

The predominant language of the county is [[Acadian French]], often spoken in its [[Chiac]] dialect. 

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="19"|Canada Census Mother Tongue – Kent County, New Brunswick<ref name="scpast"/><ref>[https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?B1=All&Code1=1308&Code2=13&Data=Count&Geo1=CD&Geo2=PR&Lang=E&SearchPR=01&SearchText=Kent&SearchType=Begins&TABID=1 Statistics Canada]</ref>
|-
! Census
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! Total
|colspan="1"| 
!colspan="3"|{{center|French}}
|colspan="1"|
!colspan="3"|{{center|English}}
|colspan="1"|
!colspan="3"|{{center|French & English}}
|colspan="1"|
!colspan="3"|{{center|Other}}
|-
! Year
|
! Responses
| 
! Count
! Trend
! Pop % 
|
! Count
! Trend
! Pop %
|
! Count
! Trend
! Pop %
|
! Count
! Trend
! Pop %
|-
| {{center|2016}}
|
| {{center|30,230}}
|
| 20,800
| {{decrease}} 2.7%
| 68.81%
|
| 7,455
| {{increase}} 6.3%
| 24.66%
|
| 410
| {{decrease}} 3.5%
| 1.37%
|
| 1,495
| {{decrease}} 1.3%
| 4.95%
|-
| {{center|2011}}
|
| {{center|30,285}}
|
| 21,355
| {{decrease}} 4.4%
| 70.51%
|
| 6,990
| {{increase}} 6.1%
| 23.08%
|
| 425
| {{increase}} 18.1%
| 1.40%
|
| 1,515
| {{decrease}} 12.2%
| 5.00%
|-
| {{center|2006}}
|
| {{center|31,000}}
|
| 22,330
| {{decrease}} 2.3%
| 72.03%
|
| 6,585
| {{increase}} 7.1%
| 21.24%
|
| 360
| {{decrease}} 17.2%
| 1.16%
|
| 1,725
| {{increase}} 13.9%
| 5.56%
|-
| {{center|2001}}
|
| {{center|30,965}}
|
| 22,865	
| {{decrease}} 4.1%
| 73.84%
|
| 6,150
| {{decrease}} 0.6%
| 19.86%
|
| 435	
| {{increase}} 50.0%
| 1.40%
|
| 1,515
| {{increase}} 17.4%
| 4.89%
|-
| {{center|1996}}
|
| {{center|31,605}}
|
| 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:<ref>Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas {{ISBN|978-1-55368-618-7}}</ref>
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*'''Highways'''
**{{jct|state=NB|NB|11}}
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*'''Principal Routes'''
**{{jct|state=NB|NB|115}}
**{{jct|state=NB|NB|116}}
**{{jct|state=NB|NB|117}}
**{{jct|state=NB|NB|126}}
**{{jct|state=NB|NB|134}}
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*'''Secondary Routes:'''
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*'''External Routes:'''
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==Protected areas and attractions==
{{See also|List of historic places in Kent County, New Brunswick}}

==Notable people==
{{Main|List of people from Kent County, New Brunswick}}

==See also==
* [[List of communities in New Brunswick]]
* [[Royal eponyms in Canada]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Geographic Location (8-way)
 | Centre =  Kent County
 | North =   [[Northumberland County, New Brunswick|Northumberland County]]
 | Northeast = 
 | East =  ''[[Gulf of Saint Lawrence]]''<br>([[Prince County, Prince Edward Island|Prince County]] {{flagicon|Prince Edward Island}})
 | Southeast = 
 | South =  [[Westmorland County, New Brunswick|Westmorland County]]
 | Southwest = [[Queens County, New Brunswick|Queens County]]
 | West =    [[Sunbury County, New Brunswick|Sunbury County]]
 | Northwest = 
}}
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