The Kingston Peninsula is a
peninsula
A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on all ...
in southern
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
, Canada, located between the
Saint John River and the
Kennebecasis River
The Kennebecasis River ( ) is a tributary of the Saint John River in southern New Brunswick, Canada. The name Kennebecasis is thought to be derived from the Mi'kmaq "''Kenepekachiachk''", meaning "little long bay place." It runs for approximately ...
in
Kings County.
The peninsula was the site of the first
United Empire Loyalist
United Empire Loyalists (or simply Loyalists) is an honorific title which was first given by the 1st Lord Dorchester, the Governor of Quebec, and Governor General of The Canadas, to American Loyalists who resettled in British North America duri ...
settlement in New Brunswick in 1783.
The 2001 Census reports a population of 3,477 on the Kingston Peninsula, consisting of
Kingston Parish
Kingston is one of the 14 Parishes of Jamaica. Together with neighbouring St. Andrew Parish, it makes up the amalgamated Municipal Unit of Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation. The city of Kingston is the parish and national capital.
Kingst ...
and the section of
Westfield Parish east of the Saint John River.
Communities on the Kingston Peninsula include:
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Bayswater
Bayswater is an area within the City of Westminster in West London. It is a built-up district with a population density of 17,500 per square kilometre, and is located between Kensington Gardens to the south, Paddington to the north-east, and ...
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Carters Point
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Clifton Royal
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Hardings Point
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Holderville
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Kingston
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Long Reach
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Reeds Point
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Shampers Bluff
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Summerville
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Chapel Grove
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Whitehead
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Gorham's Bluff
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Pipertown Road
Three ferries connect the peninsula to
Grand Bay-Westfield
Grand Bay-Westfield is a town on the west bank of the Saint John River immediately north of the boundary between Kings County and Saint John County.
Name
The Town's hyphenated name is the product of a series of amalgamations since 1966. The ...
,
Saint John and
Quispamsis
Quispamsis (, sometimes shortened to ) is a Kings County suburb of Saint John, New Brunswick, located to the northeast in the lower Kennebecasis River valley. Its population was 18,768 as of the 2021 census.
History
The original inhabita ...
(the latter of which was the site of the world's first
cable ferry
A cable ferry (including the terms chain ferry, swing ferry, floating bridge, or punt) is a ferry that is guided (and in many cases propelled) across a river or large body of water by cables connected to both shores. Early cable ferries often ...
).
Route 845, which runs along the perimeter of the peninsula, is the main local road. There is also a seasonal provincial ferry (May–November) from Summerville to
Kennebecasis Island
Kennebecasis Island (also called McCormick's Island) is a small Canadian island located in the Province of New Brunswick at the confluence of the Saint John River and Kennebecasis River.
Its proximity to the city of Saint John has resulted in ...
, a small summer community in Milkish Channel.
External links
Kingston Peninsula Chamber of CommerceFriends of Kingston Peninsula say No to Kingston Cliffs Subdivision
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Peninsulas of New Brunswick
Landforms of Kings County, New Brunswick