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Saint John
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°18′N 66°00′W / 45.300°N 66.000°W / 45.300; -66.000
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1785
Area
• Land	1,463.70 km (565.14 sq mi)
Population
• Total	74,020
• Density	50.6/km (131/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	3.3%
• Dwellings	36,825
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code	506

Saint John County (2016 population: 74,020) 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.

Census subdivisions

Communities

There are two municipalities within Saint John County (listed by 2016 population):

Parishes

The county is subdivided by the Territorial Division Act (Section 27) into one city and three parishes (listed by 2016 population):

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 km (564.11 sq mi), it had a population density of 52.4/km (135.7/sq mi) in 2021.

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint John County, New Brunswick
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%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:

Protected areas and attractions

Notable people

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

1. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Saint John, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
2. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
3. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
5. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
9. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7

External links

• Saint John County Guide

v t e Places adjacent to Saint John County, New Brunswick
Kings County Charlotte County Saint John County Albert County Bay of Fundy

• Saint John County, New Brunswick
• Counties of New Brunswick