Kings | |
|---|---|
 Location within New Brunswick | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| Established | 1785 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Fundy Royal / New Brunswick Southwest |
| Area | |
| • Land | 3,482.35 km2 (1,344.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 71,184 |
| • Density | 20.4/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  3.3% |
| • Dwellings | 30,283 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Area code | 506 |
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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.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Kings, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "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
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Kings, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 15, 2019.