Kent County (New Brunswick)

Kent County
Location of the region in New Brunswick
Basic data
Country	Canada
province	New Brunswick
Coordinates :	46 ° 35 ′  N , 64 ° 48 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 35 ′  N , 64 ° 48 ′  W
Residents	30,475 (as of 2016)
surface	4,552.92 km²
Population density	6.7 inhabitants / km²
founding	1826
Time zone :	Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC −4) Atlantic Daylight Time ( UTC −3, daylight saving time)

Kent County ( French Comté de Kent ) is a county in the Canadian province of New Brunswick . The county was named after Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767-1820), father of Queen Victoria . It covers an area of ​​4552.92 km². The population has been falling in recent years. In 2016 it was 30,475.

location

The county is located in the central east of the province. To the east is the Northumberland Strait, a strait of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence .

Administrative division

cities and communes

There are 5 parishes in Kent County:

Surname	status	Area km 2	Population 2016	Parish
Bouctouche	Town	18.09	2361	Wellington
Rexton	Village	6.18	830	Richibucto
Richibucto	Town	11.93	1266	Richibucto
Saint-Antoine	Village	6.32	1733	Dundas
Saint-Louis-de-Kent	Village	2.01	856	Saint-Louis

Indian reservations

There are three reservations in Kent County:

Surname	Area km 2	Population 2016	Parish
Buctouche 16	0.35	96	Wellington
Indian Island 28	0.28	138	Richibucto
Richibucto 15	12.12	1937	Weldford

Parishes

The county is divided into 12 parishes:

• Acadieville Parish
• Carleton Parish
• Dundas Parish
• Harcourt Parish
• Huskisson Parish
• Richibucto Parish
• Saint-Charles Parish
• Saint-Louis Parish
• Saint Mary Parish
• Saint-Paul Parish
• Weldford Parish
• Wellington Parish

Web links

Commons : Kent County  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Census Profile, 2016 Census . Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 1, 2018.