Saint John County, New Brunswick

Saint John
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°18′N 66°00′W / 45.300°N 66.000°WCoordinates: 45°18′N 66°00′W / 45.300°N 66.000°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1785
Area
• Land	1,464.53 km^2 (565.46 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	76,550
• Density	52.3/km^2 (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

Saint 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 municipalities within Saint John County (listed by 2011 population):

Official Name	Designation	Area km^2	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):

Official Name	Area km^2	Population	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:	76,550 (+2.6% from 2006)	74,621 (-2.3% from 2001)	76,407 (-3.7% from 1996)
Land area:	1,464.53 km^2 (565.46 sq mi)	1,462.03 km^2 (564.49 sq mi)	1,462.43 km^2 (564.65 sq mi)
Population density:	52.3/km^2 (135/sq mi)	51.0/km^2 (132/sq mi)	52.2/km^2 (135/sq mi)
Median age:	42.3 (M: 40.7, F: 43.8)	41.1 (M: 39.6, F: 42.4)	38.4 (M: 36.9, F: 39.7)
Total private dwellings:	36,426	34,914	34,439
Median household income:	$48,963	$42,216	$36,077
References: 2011[1] 2006[2] 2001[3]

Historical Census Data - Saint John County, New Brunswick[4]
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[4]
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:^[5]

Highways Route 1 Route 7

Principal Routes Route 100 Route 111

Secondary Routes: Route 790 Route 795 Route 820 Route 825

External Routes: None

Protected areas and attractions

Notable people

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

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

External links

• Saint John County Guide