Kings County is located in southern
New Brunswick
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, Canada. Its historical shire town is
Hampton and it was named as an expression of loyalty to the British Crown. Both the
Saint John and
Kennebecasis rivers pass through the county.
Approximately half of the Kings County population of 71,184 (as of 2021)
lives in suburbs of the nearby city of
Saint John.
Census subdivisions
Communities
There are seven municipalities within Kings County (listed by 2016 population):
Parishes
The county is subdivided into fifteen parishes (listed by 2016 population):
Demographics
As a
census division
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in the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Kings 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.
Population trend
[Statistics Canada: 1996, ]2001
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, 2006 census
Mother tongue (2016)
Protected areas and attractions
Notable people
Although not everyone in this list was born in Kings County, they all live or have lived in Kings County and have had significant connections to the communities.
See also
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List of communities in New Brunswick
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Royal eponyms in Canada
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References
External links
Kings County Guide
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Counties of New Brunswick