Kent County (2021 population 32,169) is located in east-central New Brunswick, Canada.New Brunswick Provincial Archives – Kent County The county features a unique blend of cultures including Mi'kmaq, Acadian, and English. Some larger tourist attractions include the dune de Bouctouche, Kouchibouguac National Park, and Bonar Law Commons.
Federally, it is split between the ridings of Beauséjour, represented by Dominic LeBlanc of the Liberal Party of Canada and Miramichi—Grand Lake, represented by Jake Stewart of the Conservative Party of Canada. Provincially, it is split between the electoral districts of Kent North and Kent South.
History Established in 1826 from Northumberland County: named for Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767–1820) and the father of Queen Victoria.
Census subdivisions
Communities There are five municipalities within Kent County (listed by 2016 population): Official name Designation Area km2 Population Parish Bouctouche Town18.092,361Wellington Saint-Antoine Village6.321,733 Dundas Richibucto Town11.931,266Richibucto Saint-Louis-de-Kent Village2.00856 Saint-Louis Rexton Village6.18830 Richibucto
First Nations There are three First Nations reserves in Kent County (listed by 2016 population): Official name Designation Area km2 Population Parish Richibucto 15 Reserve12.181,937Weldford Indian Island 28 Reserve0.28138Richibucto Buctouche 16 Reserve0.3596Wellington Note – Richibucto 15, formerly Big Cove Band is now called Elsipogtog First Nation
Parishes The county is subdivided into twelve parishes (listed by 2016 population): Official name Area km2 Population Municipalities Unincorporated communities Dundas174.633,914 Cormierville / Caissie Cape / Grande-Digue / Guguen / Lower-Guguen / Notre-Dame / White's Settlement Wellington184.323,079 Bouctouche (town)Buctouche 16 (reserve) Buctouche Baie / Buctouche-Sud / Caissie-Village / Chockpish / Cocagne / Collette-Village / Grand Saint-Antoine / Maria-de-Kent / McIntosh Hill / McKees Mills / Saint-David / Sainte-Anne-de-Kent / Saint-Édouard-de-Kent / Saint-François-de-Kent / Saint-Gabriel-de-Kent / Saint-Grégoire / Saint-Jean-Baptiste / Saint-Joseph-de-Kent / Saint-Maurice / Saint-Pierre-de-Kent / Saint-Thomas-de-Kent / St. Gabriel-de-Kent / Ste. Anne De Kent / Upper Saint-Maurice / / Village-des-Arsenault / Village-Sainte-Croix / Village-Saint-Irénée / Ward Corner / Wellington Saint-Charles174.781,997 Aldouane / Aldouane Station / Grande-Aldouane / Kent Lake / Kent Lake Siding / Lower Saint-Charles / Petite-Aldouane / Saint-Charles / Saint-Charles-Nord / Saint-Ignace Siding Saint Mary238.441,972Saint-Antoine (village) Bastarache / Champdoré / Coates Mills / Dollard Settlement / Fisher Hill / Kent Boom / McNairn / Murphy Settlement / Roy / Saint-Cyrille / Saint-Fabien / Saint-Lazare / Sainte-Marie-de-Kent / South Saint-Norbert / Upper Buctouche Richibucto249.051,887 Richibucto (town)Rexton (village)Indian Island 28 (reserve) Bedec / Bells Mills / Cap-de-Richibouctou / Cap-Lumière / Côte-Sainte-Anne / East Galloway / Galloway / Jardineville / Peters Mills / Petit-Chockpish / Pirogue / Richibucto Village Cape / Richibucto-Village / Saint-Charles Station / Sainte-Anne-de-Kent / Village-La-Prairie / West Galloway Saint-Louis258.741,802Saint-Louis-de-Kent (village) Bretagneville / Camerons Mill / Canisto Road / Cap-de-Saint-Louis / Chemin Canisto / Desherbiers / Guimond-Village / Petit-Large / Pont-du-Milieu / Saint-Ignace / Saint-Olivier Weldford611.301,338 Richibucto 15 (reserve) Balla Philip / Bass River / Bass River Point / Beersville / Browns Yard / Bryants Corner / Cails Mills / Coal Branch / Clairville / East Branch / Fords Mills / Jailletville / Kent Junction / Saint-Joseph / Lower Main River / Molus River / Mundleville / Normandie / Saint-Norbert / Smiths Corner / South Branch / Targettville / Village-Saint Augustin / West Branch Saint-Paul228.72842 Birch Ridge / Bon-Secours / Légerville / McLean Settlement / Saint-Paul / Sweeneyville / Terrains de L'Évêque / Village-des-Belliveau / Village-des-Cormier / Village-des-Léger Acadieville332.22709 Acadie Siding / Acadieville / Barrieau / Branche du Nord / Centre-Acadie / Johnson Road / Noinville / Pineau / Richard-Village / Saint-Athanase / Saint-Luc / Vautour / Village-Saint-Jean / Village-Saint-Pierre Carleton435.95708 Carleton / Claire-Fontaine / Fontaine / Kouchibouguac / Laketon / Middle Kouchibouguac / Pointe-Sapin / Pointe-Sapin-Centre / Rivière-au-Portage / Saint-Camille / South Kouchibouguac / Tweedie Brook Harcourt1,170.96346 Adamsville / Coal Branch / Grangeville / Harcourt / Hébert / Mortimer / Saint-Sosime Huskisson369.3315 Huskisson
Demographics
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kent County had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Language
The predominant language of the county is Acadian French, often spoken in its Chiac dialect.
Canada Census Mother Tongue – Kent County, New BrunswickStatistics Canada Census Total Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % 20,800 2.7% 68.81% 7,455 6.3% 24.66% 410 3.5% 1.37% 1,495 1.3% 4.95% 21,355 4.4% 70.51% 6,990 6.1% 23.08% 425 18.1% 1.40% 1,515 12.2% 5.00% 22,330 2.3% 72.03% 6,585 7.1% 21.24% 360 17.2% 1.16% 1,725 13.9% 5.56% 22,865 4.1% 73.84% 6,150 0.6% 19.86% 435 50.0% 1.40% 1,515 17.4% 4.89% 23,840 n/a 75.43% 6,185 n/a 19.57% 290 n/a 0.92% 1,290 n/a 4.08%
Access routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas
Highways
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External Routes: None
Protected areas and attractions
Notable people
See also List of communities in New Brunswick Royal eponyms in Canada
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