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Kings County, New Brunswick

Kings
Location within New Brunswick
Location within New Brunswick
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
Established1785
Electoral Districts     
Federal

Fundy Royal / New Brunswick Southwest
Area
 • Land3,482.35 km2 (1,344.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
71,184
 • Density20.4/km2 (53/sq mi)
 • Change 2011-2016
Increase 3.3%
 • Dwellings
30,283
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code506

Kings County is located in southern New Brunswick, Canada. Its historical shire town is Hampton and it was named as an expression of loyalty to the British Crown.[2] Both the Saint John and Kennebecasis rivers pass through the county.

Approximately half of the Kings County population of 68,941 (as of 2016)[3] lives in suburbs of the nearby city of Saint John.

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Kings, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "Kings County", Place Names of New Brunswick: Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, retrieved August 13, 2023
  3. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Kings, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 15, 2019.

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