Saint John County, New Brunswick
County in New Brunswick, Canada
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Saint John County (2021 population: 76,558[1]) is located in southern New Brunswick, Canada. The city of Saint John dominates the county. Elsewhere in the county, tourism is focused around the Bay of Fundy.[citation needed]
Saint John | |
|---|---|
 Location within New Brunswick. | |
| Coordinates: 45°18′N 66°00′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| Established | 1785 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,461.05 km2 (564.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 76,558 |
| • Density | 52.4/km2 (136/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-2021 |  3.4% |
| • Dwellings | 36,964 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Area code | 506 |
Census subdivisions
Communities
There are two municipalities within Saint John County (listed by 2016 population):[2]
| Official name | Designation | Area km2 | Population | Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John | City | 315.96 | 67,575 | Simonds |
| Fundy-St. Martins | Village | 2.35 | 276 | Saint Martins |
Parishes
The county is subdivided by the Territorial Division Act (Section 27) into one city and three parishes (listed by 2016 population):[2]
| Official name | Area km2 | Population | Municipalities | Unincorporated communities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John (city) | 315.96 | 67,575 | Saint John (city) | |
| Simonds | 280.86 | 3,843 | 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 | 235.33 | 1,194 | 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 | 629.20 | 1,132 | 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
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint John County had a population of 76,558 living in 34,634 of its 36,964 total private dwellings, a change of 3.4% from its 2016 population of 74,020. With a land area of 1,461.05 km2 (564.11 sq mi), it had a population density of 52.4/km2 (135.7/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 76,558 (+3.4% from 2016) | 74,020 (-3.3% from 2011) | 76,550 (+2.6% from 2006) |
| Land area | 1,461.05 km2 (564.11 sq mi) | 1,463.70 km2 (565.14 sq mi) | 1,464.53 km2 (565.46 sq mi) |
| Population density | 52.4/km2 (136/sq mi) | 50.6/km2 (131/sq mi) | 52.3/km2 (135/sq mi) |
| Median age | 44.4 (M: 42.4, F: 46) | 44.1 (M: 42.6, F: 45.5) | 42.3 (M: 40.7, F: 43.8) |
| Private dwellings | 34,635 (total) | 36,825 (total) | 36,426 (total) |
| Median household income | $53,887 | $48,963 |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint John County, New Brunswick[3][4] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | English |
French |
English & French |
Non-official languages | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 |
72,645 |
65,645 |  4.2% |
90.36% | 3,075 | 12.0% |
4.23% | 410 | 28.1% |
0.56% | 3,695 | 35.3% |
5.08% | |||||
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% | |||||
