Saint-Louis-de-Kent, New Brunswick

Saint-Louis-de-Kent[lower-alpha 1] is a former village in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Beaurivage.

This article is about the community. For the civil parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision, see Saint-Louis Parish, New Brunswick.

Saint-Louis-de-Kent
Saint-Louis de Kent
A huge Acadian flag dominates St-Louis' skyline
A huge Acadian flag dominates St-Louis' skyline
Official seal of Saint-Louis-de-Kent
Seal
Motto: 
Le berceau du drapeau acadien
Saint-Louis-de-Kent is located in New Brunswick
Saint-Louis-de-Kent
Saint-Louis-de-Kent
Location within New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46.738°N 64.974°W / 46.738; -64.974
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyKent County
TownBeaurivage
Founded1797
VillageNovember 9, 1966
Area
[1]
 • Land1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total981
 • Density494.6/km2 (1,281/sq mi)
 • Change (2016–21)
Increase 14.6%
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−3 (ADT)
Area code506

Often shortened to simply Saint-Louis, the village is situated on the Kouchibouguacis River at the main entrance to Kouchibouguac National Park. It is considered as the birthplace of the Acadian Flag. A local park, parc des forgeron, celebrates the birth of this flag in 1884.

History
See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Kent County, New Brunswick

Saint-Louis-de-Kent was founded by Joseph Babineau in 1797.[2] L'Académie Saint-Louis was founded in 1874 by Father Marcel-François Richard. The Congregation of Notre-Dame of Montréal founded a convent in 1879. The academy became a college in 1876, but it was closed in 1882 by Bishop James Rogers. Additional facilities included a telephone line between Quebec and Halifax.

A religious Grotto and Calvary was erected next to the Kouchibouguacis River between 1878 and 1882, and remains an important Acadian pilgrimage site. It was declared a Heritage Site in 2005.[3]

The Saint-Louis Caisse Populaire was founded in 1938. L'École Mgr-Marcel-François-Richard was opened in 1978.

On 1 January 2023, Saint-Louis-de-Kent amalgamated with the town of Richibucto and all or part of for local service districts to form the new town of Beaurivage.[4][5] The community's name remains in official use.[6]

Demographics
The Kouchibouguacis River flows through St. Louis de Kent. This bridge was replaced with a modern structure over a 3-year construction period, and opened in 2016.[7][8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Louis de Kent had a population of 981 living in 424 of its 452 total private dwellings, a change of 14.6% from its 2016 population of 856. With a land area of 1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi), it had a population density of 495.5/km2 (1,283.2/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

Population trend [9][10]

Census Population Change (%)
2021 981 Increase14.6%
2016 856 Decrease8.0%
2011 930 Decrease3.1%
2006 960 Decrease3.2%
2001 991 Decrease2.4%
1996 1,015 Decrease0.6%
1991 1,009 Decrease8.4%
1986 1,101 Decrease5.9%
1981 1,166 N/A

Notable people
Main article: List of people from Kent County, New Brunswick

See also

Notes
  1. Written Saint-Louis de Kent in successive regulations defining the province's municipalities, the common form with three hyphens was normally used even by other provincial government departments.

References
  1. "Census Profile of Saint-Louis-de-Kent, Village (VL)". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  2. "The Village's Foundation". Saint-Louis-de-. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
  3. Historica.ca Grotto and Calvary. Accessed July 15, 2019.
  4. "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  5. "RSC 6 Kent Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  7. CBC News (23 November 2012). Saint-Louis-de-Kent bridge to be replaced. Accessed July 15, 2019.
  8. News Release (1 September 2016). "New bridge open on Route 134". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  9. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  10. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Saint-Louis de Kent, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
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