Upper Kent, New Brunswick
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Upper Kent is a community in
Kent Parish, New Brunswick Kent is a geographic parish in the northeastern corner of Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between one village, two local service districts, and part of one ...
,
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, with a population of approximately 100. It is home to the
Upper Kent Loon Sanctuary Upper may refer to: * Shoe upper or ''vamp'', the part of a shoe on the top of the foot * Stimulant, drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both * ''Upper'', the original film title for the 2013 found fo ...
, and is where The Five Mighty Pillars of Irving stretch across the Saint John River. Upper Kent was once known for its booming trade industry in potatoes and other local crops, which were shipped by rail from the local station. In the 1950s, Upper Kent was the site of three service stations, three churches, a bus stop, restaurant, dry goods store, general store, hotel, blacksmith's shop, an elementary school, a high school, and was serviced by a Saint John River ferry and daily train and bus service. The construction of the Beechwood hydroelectric dam in the mid 1950s, and the flooding of the Beechwood head pond, combined with the relocation of the main highway, resulted in drastic change.


Demographics

In the
2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
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, Upper Kent had a population of 106 living in 48 of its 53 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 160. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.


In popular culture

The estate of blues/folk/roots musician
Lonesome Jim Lawrance Lonesome may refer to: Films * ''Lonesome'' (1928 film), an American comedy drama part-talkie film * ''Lonesome'' (2022 film), an Australian drama film Songs * "Lonesome", a song by Unwritten Law from the album ''Unwritten Law'' * "Lonesome", a s ...
is located in Lower Upper Kent, just down river from The Five Mighty Pillars of Irving.Archived a
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References

Communities in Carleton County, New Brunswick Designated places in New Brunswick Local service districts of Carleton County, New Brunswick {{CarletonCountyNB-geo-stub