Kent
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1826
Area [1]
• Land	4,552.92 km2 (1,757.89 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	30,475
• Density	6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
• Change 2011–2016	1.2%
• Dwellings	16,251
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code	506

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Kent County (2016 population 30,475^[1]) is located in east-central New Brunswick, Canada.^[2] The county features a unique blend of cultures including Mi'kmaq, Acadian, and English. Some larger tourist attractions include the dune de Bouctouche, Kouchibouguac National Park, and Bonar Law Commons.

Federally, it is split between the ridings of Beauséjour, represented by Dominic LeBlanc of the Liberal Party of Canada and Miramichi—Grand Lake, represented by Jake Stewart of the Conservative Party of Canada. Provincially, it is split between the electoral districts of Kent North and Kent South.

Established in 1826 from Northumberland County: named for Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767–1820) and the father of Queen Victoria.^[3]

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There are five municipalities within Kent County (listed by 2016 population):^[4][2]

There are three First Nations reserves in Kent County (listed by 2016 population):^[4][2]

Note – Richibucto 15, formerly Big Cove Band is now called Elsipogtog First Nation

The county is subdivided into twelve parishes (listed by 2016 population):^[4][2]

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kent County had a population of 32,169 living in 14,074 of its 16,274 total private dwellings, a change of 5.6% from its 2016 population of 30,475. With a land area of 4,550.38 km² (1,756.91 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.1/km² (18.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[6]

The dominant dialect of Acadian French spoken in Kent County is Chiac.

Canada Census Mother Tongue – Kent County, New Brunswick[5][11]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		30,230		20,800	2.7%	68.81%		7,455	6.3%	24.66%		410	3.5%	1.37%		1,495	1.3%	4.95%
2011		30,285		21,355	4.4%	70.51%		6,990	6.1%	23.08%		425	18.1%	1.40%		1,515	12.2%	5.00%
2006		31,000		22,330	2.3%	72.03%		6,585	7.1%	21.24%		360	17.2%	1.16%		1,725	13.9%	5.56%
2001		30,965		22,865	4.1%	73.84%		6,150	0.6%	19.86%		435	50.0%	1.40%		1,515	17.4%	4.89%
1996		31,605		23,840	n/a	75.43%		6,185	n/a	19.57%		290	n/a	0.92%		1,290	n/a	4.08%

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:^[12]

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