Saint John County, New Brunswick

For the former New Brunswick provincial electoral district, see Saint John County (provincial electoral district).

Saint John
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°18′N 66°00′W / 45.300°N 66.000°W / 45.300; -66.000Coordinates: 45°18′N 66°00′W / 45.300°N 66.000°W / 45.300; -66.000
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1785
Area^[1]
• Land	1,464.53 km² (565.46 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	76,550
• Density	52.3/km² (135/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.6%
• Dwellings	36,426
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	506

St. John County (2011 population: 76,550) is located in southern New Brunswick, Canada. The city of Saint John dominates the county. In the rest of the county, tourists flock to see the many scenic views on the Bay of Fundy.

Fairfield, New Brunswick

Census subdivisions

Communities

There are two incorporated municipalities within Saint John County (listed by 2011 population):^[1]

Official Name	Designation	Area km²	Population	Parish
Saint John	City	315.49	70,063	Simonds
St. Martins	Village	2.29	6,487	Saint Martins

Parishes

The county is subdivided buy the Territorial Division Act (Section 27) into one city and three parishes (listed by 2011 population):^[1]

Official Name	Area km²	Population	Incorporated municipalities	Unincorporated communities
Saint John (city)	315.49	70,063	Saint John (city)
Simonds	281.88	3,828		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	235.54	1,200		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	629.00	1,145	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

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint John County, New Brunswick community profile

	2011	2006	2001

Population: Land area: Population density: Median age: Total private dwellings: Median household income:	76,550 (+2.6% from 2006) 1,464.53 km² (565.46 sq mi) 52.3/km² (135/sq mi) 42.3 (M: 40.7, F: 43.8) 36,426 $48,963	74,621 (-2.3% from 2001) 1,462.03 km² (564.49 sq mi) 51.0/km² (132/sq mi) 41.1 (M: 39.6, F: 42.4) 34,914 $42,216	76,407 (-3.7% from 1996) 1,462.43 km² (564.65 sq mi) 52.2/km² (135/sq mi) 38.4 (M: 36.9, F: 39.7) 34,439 $36,077

References: 2011^[2] 2006^[3] 2001^[4]

Historical Census Data - Saint John County, New Brunswick^[5]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	81,462	—
1996	79,302	−2.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	76,407	−3.7%
2006	74,621	−2.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
2011	76,550	+2.6%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint John County, New Brunswick^[5]
Census	Total	English			French			English & French			Other
Year	Responses	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %
2011	75,085	68,540	3.0%	91.28%	3,495	3.2%	4.65%	320	5.9%	0.43%	2,730	1.1%	3.64%
2006	73,255	66,545	4.4%	90.84%	3,610	4.1%	4.93%	340	51.1%	0.46%	2,760	69.3%	3.77%
2001	75,195	69,575	4.2%	92.53%	3,765	3.1%	5.01%	225	37.5%	0.30%	1,630	25.4%	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%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:^[6]

Highways
- Route 1
- Route 7

Principal Routes
- Route 100
- Route 111

Secondary Routes:

External Routes:
- None

Protected areas and attractions

Notable People

Main article: List of people from Saint John County, New Brunswick

References

1 2 3 4 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint John County, New Brunswick
↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7

External links

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Subdivisions of New Brunswick

Subdivisions	Counties Parishes Municipalities Rural communities Local service districts Municipal amalgamations Communities First Nations School districts Regions

Cities	Bathurst Campbellton Dieppe Edmundston Fredericton Miramichi Moncton Saint John

Counties	Albert Carleton Charlotte Gloucester Kent Kings Madawaska Northumberland Queens Restigouche Saint John Sunbury Victoria Westmorland York

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