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. Both the Saint John and Kennebecasis rivers pass through the county. Approximately half of the Kings County population of 68,941 (as of 2016) lives in suburbs of the nearby city of Saint John.

Census subdivisions

Communities

There are seven municipalities within Kings County (listed by 2016 population):

Parishes

The county is subdivided into fifteen parishes (listed by 2016 population):

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kings County had a population of 71,184 living in 28,464 of its 30,283 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of 68,941. With a land area of 3482.35 km2, it had a population density of in 2021. Population trend Mother tongue (2016)

Protected areas and attractions

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.