Saint John County, New Brunswick

For the former New Brunswick provincial electoral district, see Saint John County (provincial electoral district).

Saint John
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°18′N 66°00′W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1785
Area
• Land	1,463.70 km2 (565.14 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	74,020
• Density	50.6/km2 (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.

Fairfield, New Brunswick

Census subdivisions

Communities

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

Official Name	Designation	Area km2	Population	Parish
Saint John	City	315.96	67,575	Simonds
St. Martins	Village	2.35	276	Saint Martins

Parishes

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

Official Name	Area km2	Population	Municipalities	Unincorporated communities
Saint John (city)	315.96	67,575	Saint John (city)
Simonds	280.86	3,843		Baxters Corner / Black River / Cape Spencer / Coleraine / Fairfield / Gardner Creek / Garnett Settlement / Grove Hill / Lake View Estates / Mispec / Otter Lake / Primrose / Quaco Road / Simonds / Upper Golden Grove / Upper Loch Lomond / West Beach / Willow Grove
Musquash	235.33	1,194		Chance Harbour / Dam Road / Dipper Harbour East / Dipper Harbour West / Five Fathom Hole / Gilmore Subdivision / Gooseberry Cove / Little Lepreau / Musquash / Point Lepreau / Prince of Wales / Sherwood Road / South Musquash
Saint Martins	629.20	1,132	St. Martins (village)	Bains Corner / Bay View / Burchills Flats / Chapel Flats / Chester / Drawlin Hill / Fair View / Hardingville / Little Beach / Mosher Hill / Orange Hill / Porter Road / Salmon River / Shanklin / Tynemouth Creek / West Quaco

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint John County, New Brunswick community profile

	2016	2011
Population	74,020 (-3.3% from 2011)	76,550 (+2.6% from 2006)
Land area	1,463.70 km2 (565.14 sq mi)	1,464.53 km2 (565.46 sq mi)
Population density	50.6/km2 (131/sq mi)	52.3/km2 (135/sq mi)
Median age	44.1 (M: 42.6, F: 45.5)	42.3 (M: 40.7, F: 43.8)
Private dwellings	36,825 (total)	36,426 (total)
Median household income	$53,887	$48,963

References: 2016 2011 earlier

Historical Census Data - Saint John County, New Brunswick

Year Pop. ±% 1991 81,462 —     1996 79,302 −2.7%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 76,407 −3.7% 2006 74,621 −2.3%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 76,550 +2.6% 2016 74,020 −3.3%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint John County, New Brunswick
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		72,645		65,645		90.1%		3,075		4.2%		410		0.6%		3,695		5.1%
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:

• Highways
  • Route 1
  • Route 7

• Principal Routes
  • Route 100
  • Route 111

• Secondary Routes:
  • Route 790
  • Route 795
  • Route 820
  • Route 825

• External Routes:
  • None

Protected areas and attractions

See also: List of historic places in Saint John County, New Brunswick

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Saint John County, New Brunswick

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

External links

• Saint John County Guide