Kings County, New Brunswick
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Kings County is located in southern New Brunswick, Canada. Its historical shire town is Hampton and it was named as an expression of loyalty to the British Crown.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> Both the Saint John and Kennebecasis rivers pass through the county.
Approximately half of the Kings County population of 71,184 (as of 2021)<ref name="census2021"/> lives in suburbs of the nearby city of Saint John.
Census subdivisions
[edit]Communities
[edit]There are seven municipalities within Kings County (listed by 2016 population):<ref name="cp2016">Template:Cite web</ref>
| 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
[edit]The county is subdivided into fifteen parishes (listed by 2016 population):<ref name="cp2016"/>
Demographics
[edit]As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kings County had a population of Template:Val living in Template:Val of its Template:Val total private dwellings, a change of Template:Percentage from its 2016 population of Template:Val. With a land area of Template:Convert, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.<ref name=2021census>Template:Cite web</ref>
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| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71,184 | Template:Gain3.3% |
| 2016 | 68,941 | Template:Loss1.0% |
| 2011 | 69,665 | Template:Gain5.8% |
| 2006 | 65,824 | Template:Gain2.5% |
| 2001 | 64,208 | Template:Loss0.8% |
| 1996 | 64,724 | Template:Gain4.2% |
| 1991 | 62,122 | N/A |
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| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| English only | 64,355 | 93.4% |
| French only | 2,300 | 3.3% |
| Other languages | 2,005 | 2.9% |
| Both English and French | 280 | 0.4% |
Protected areas and attractions
[edit]Notable people
[edit]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.
| 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 |
| Anna Ruth Lang | Nauwigewauk | Recipient of the Canadian Cross of Valour (1982) | |||
| Hugh J. McCormick | Kennebecasis Island | Speed Skater | 1854 | 1910 | World professional speed skater 1890-1892 |
| George McCready Price | Havelock | Creationist | 1870 | 1963 | |
| Anna McNulty | Grand Bay-Westfield | YouTuber | 2002 |
See also
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