Saint-Louis-de-Kent, New Brunswick

This article is about the community. For the geographic parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision, see Saint-Louis Parish, New Brunswick.

Saint-Louis-de-Kent^[a] is a former village in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Beaurivage.

Saint-Louis-de-Kent Saint-Louis de Kent
A huge Acadian flag dominates St-Louis' skyline
Seal
Motto:  Le berceau du drapeau acadien
Saint-Louis-de-Kent Location within New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46.738°N 64.974°W / 46.738; -64.974
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Kent County
Town	Beaurivage
Founded	1797
Village	November 9, 1966
Area [1]
• Land	1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	981
• Density	494.6/km2 (1,281/sq mi)
• Change (2016–21)	14.6%
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−3 (ADT)
Area code	506

Often shortened to simply Saint-Louis, the village is situated on the Kouchibouguacis River at the main entrance to Kouchibouguac National Park. It is considered as the birthplace of the Acadian Flag. A local park, parc des forgeron, celebrates the birth of this flag in 1884.

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Kent County, New Brunswick

Saint-Louis-de-Kent was founded by Joseph Babineau in 1797.^[2] L'Académie Saint-Louis was founded in 1874 by Father Marcel-François Richard. The Congregation of Notre-Dame of Montréal founded a convent in 1879. The academy became a college in 1876, but it was closed in 1882 by Bishop James Rogers. Additional facilities included a telephone line between Quebec and Halifax.

A religious Grotto and Calvary was erected next to the Kouchibouguacis River between 1878 and 1882, and remains an important Acadian pilgrimage site. It was declared a Heritage Site in 2005.^[3]

The Saint-Louis Caisse Populaire was founded in 1938. L'École Mgr-Marcel-François-Richard was opened in 1978.

On 1 January 2023, Saint-Louis-de-Kent amalgamated with the town of Richibucto and all or part of for local service districts to form the new town of Beaurivage.^[4][5] The community's name remains in official use.^[6]

Demographics

The Kouchibouguacis River flows through St. Louis de Kent. This bridge was replaced with a modern structure over a 3-year construction period, and opened in 2016.^[7][8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Louis de Kent had a population of 981 living in 424 of its 452 total private dwellings, a change of 14.6% from its 2016 population of 856. With a land area of 1.98 km² (0.76 sq mi), it had a population density of 495.5/km² (1,283.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Population trend ^[9][10]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2021	981	14.6%
2016	856	8.0%
2011	930	3.1%
2006	960	3.2%
2001	991	2.4%
1996	1,015	0.6%
1991	1,009	8.4%
1986	1,101	5.9%
1981	1,166	N/A

Religious make-up (2001) Religion Population Pct (%) Catholic 865 94.54% Protestant 15 1.64% Christian, N.I.E 30 3.28%

Income (2006) Income type By CAD Per capita income $16,190 Median Household Income $33,214 Median Family Income $36,650

Mother tongue language (2011) Language Population Pct (%) French 715 86.14% English 95 11.44% English and French 20 2.41%

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Kent County, New Brunswick

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

Notes

1. Written Saint-Louis de Kent in successive regulations defining the province's municipalities, the common form with three hyphens was normally used even by other provincial government departments.

References

1. "Census Profile of Saint-Louis-de-Kent, Village (VL)". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
2. "The Village's Foundation". Saint-Louis-de-. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
3. Historica.ca Grotto and Calvary. Accessed July 15, 2019.
4. "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
5. "RSC 6 Kent Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
6. "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
7. CBC News (23 November 2012). Saint-Louis-de-Kent bridge to be replaced. Accessed July 15, 2019.
8. News Release (1 September 2016). "New bridge open on Route 134". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
9. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
10. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Saint-Louis de Kent, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 13, 2019.

External links

• Saint-Louis-de-Kent