Kent Parish, New Brunswick

Kent
Parish

Location within Carleton County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°39′54″N 67°10′21″W / 46.665°N 67.1725°W / 46.665; -67.1725
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Carleton
Established 1827
Area[1]
 • Land 839.81 km2 (324.25 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 2,242
 • Density 2.7/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 5.0%
 • Dwellings 954
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Kent is a parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2] Its population in the 2011 Census was 2,242.

Delineation

Kent Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:

South by Peel Parish and Aberdeen Parish; east and southeast by Aberdeen Parish and the County line; north by the County line; and west by the Saint John River.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):

  • Holmesville
  • Johnville
  • Kenneth
  • Kent
  • Kilfoil
  • Killoween
  • Lockharts Mill
  • Maplehurst
  • Monquart
  • Moose Mountain
  • Murphy Corner
  • Piercemont
  • River de Chute Siding
  • South Johnville
  • Summit
  • Tarrtown
  • Upper Kent / Haut-Kent
  • Welch

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 2,361 Decrease4.7%
2001 2,478 Decrease2.7%
1996 2,547 Increase2.9%
1991 2,475 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 2,320 98.30%
French only 25 1.06%
Other languages 15 0.64%
Both English and French 0 0.00%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Kent Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Kent Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Kent Parish, New Brunswick


 Andover Parish
(Victoria County)		 Perth Parish / Gordon Parish
(Victoria County)
Wicklow Parish Stanley Parish
(York County)
   Kent Parish  
Peel Parish Aberdeen Parish Douglas Parish
(York County)


Coordinates: 46°39′54″N 67°10′21″W / 46.66500°N 67.17250°W / 46.66500; -67.17250 (Kent Parish, New Brunswick)

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