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County in New Brunswick, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint John County (2016 population: 74,020[1]) 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.[citation needed]
Saint John | |
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![]() Location within New Brunswick. | |
Coordinates: 45°18′N 66°00′W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
Established | 1785 |
Area | |
• Land | 1,463.70 km2 (565.14 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 74,020 |
• Density | 50.6/km2 (131/sq mi) |
• Change 2011-2016 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 36,825 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Area code | 506 |
There are two municipalities within Saint John County (listed by 2016 population):[2]
Official Name | Designation | Area km2 | Population | Parish |
---|---|---|---|---|
Saint John | City | 315.96 | 67,575 | Simonds |
Fundy-St. Martins | Village | 2.35 | 276 | Saint Martins |
The county is subdivided by the Territorial Division Act (Section 27) into one city and three parishes (listed by 2016 population):[2]
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 |
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint John County had a population of 76,558 living in 34,634 of its 36,964 total private dwellings, a change of 3.4% from its 2016 population of 74,020. With a land area of 1,461.05 km2 (564.11 sq mi), it had a population density of 52.4/km2 (135.7/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 76,558 (+3.4% from 2016) | 74,020 (-3.3% from 2011) | 76,550 (+2.6% from 2006) |
Land area | 1,461.05 km2 (564.11 sq mi) | 1,463.70 km2 (565.14 sq mi) | 1,464.53 km2 (565.46 sq mi) |
Population density | 52.4/km2 (136/sq mi) | 50.6/km2 (131/sq mi) | 52.3/km2 (135/sq mi) |
Median age | 44.4 (M: 42.4, F: 46) | 44.1 (M: 42.6, F: 45.5) | 42.3 (M: 40.7, F: 43.8) |
Private dwellings | 34,635 (total) | 36,825 (total) | 36,426 (total) |
Median household income | $53,887 | $48,963 |
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint John County, New Brunswick[3][1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | English |
French |
English & French |
Non-official languages | |||||||||||||
Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 |
72,645 |
65,645 | ![]() |
90.36% | 3,075 | ![]() |
4.23% | 410 | ![]() |
0.56% | 3,695 | ![]() |
5.08% | |||||
2011 |
75,085 |
68,540 | ![]() |
91.28% | 3,495 | ![]() |
4.65% | 320 | ![]() |
0.43% | 2,730 | ![]() |
3.64% | |||||
2006 |
73,255 |
66,545 | ![]() |
90.84% | 3,610 | ![]() |
4.93% | 340 | ![]() |
0.46% | 2,760 | ![]() |
3.77% | |||||
2001 |
75,195 |
69,575 | ![]() |
92.53% | 3,765 | ![]() |
5.01% | 225 | ![]() |
0.30% | 1,630 | ![]() |
2.17% | |||||
1996 |
77,925 |
72,615 | n/a | 93.19% | 3,650 | n/a | 4.68% | 360 | n/a | 0.46% | 1,300 | n/a | 1.67% |
Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:[9]
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