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
Communities
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
The county is subdivided into fifteen parishes (listed by 2016 population):<ref name="cp2016"/>
Demographics
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
Notable people
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
References
External links
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