Country Canada Established 1785 Area code(s) 506 Local time Tuesday 7:32 AM | Province New Brunswick Time zone AST (UTC-4) Population 69,665 (2011) | |
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Federal Fundy Royal / New Brunswick Southwest Weather -9°C, Wind NE at 3 km/h, 68% Humidity Points of interest Agricultural Museum of NB Inc, Meenans Cove, Animaland Park, Midland Ice Caves, Kennebecasis Island | ||
Kings County (2011 population 69,665) is located in southern New Brunswick, Canada. Its historical shire town is Hampton.
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Map of Kings County, NB, Canada
Both the Saint John and Kennebecasis rivers pass through the county.
Dairy farming is an important industry in the area. On March 18, 2004, at the 48th annual World Cheese and Butter Championships in Madison, Wisconsin, Dairytown Products, a company from Sussex, won first prize for butter, besting 37 entries from the USA, France, Switzerland, Ireland, Denmark and other countries from around the world.
Approximately half of the Kings County population lives in suburbs of the nearby city of Saint John.
Communities
There are seven municipalities within Kings County (listed by 2011 population):
Parishes
The county is subdivided into fifteen parishes (listed by 2011 population):
Notable people
Although not everyone in this list was born in Kings County, they all live or have lived in Kings County and have had significant connections to the communities.