| Official Name: | Saint-Louis-de-Kent |
| Other Name: | Saint-Louis de Kent |
| Motto: | Le berceau du drapeau acadien |
| Pushpin Map: | New Brunswick |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within New Brunswick |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Brunswick |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kent County |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Beaurivage |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1797 |
| Established Title2: | Village |
| Established Date2: | November 9, 1966 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.98 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 981 |
| Population Density Km2: | 494.6 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change (2016–21) |
| Population Blank1: | 14.6% |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | −4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −3 |
| Area Code: | 506 |
Saint-Louis-de-Kent[2] 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.
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.
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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] [6] The community's name remains in official use.[7]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Louis de Kent had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.98km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]
| Census | Population | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 981 | 14.6% | |
| 2016 | 856 | 8.0% | |
| 2011 | 930 | 3.1% | |
| 2006 | 960 | 3.2% | |
| 2001 | 991 | 2.4% | |
| 1996 | 1,015 | 0.6% | |
| 1991 | 1,009 | 8.4% | |
| 1986 | 1,101 | 5.9% | |
| 1981 | 1,166 | N/A |
Religious make-up (2001)
| Religion | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 865 | 94.54% | |
| Protestant | 15 | 1.64% | |
| Christian, N.I.E | 30 | 3.28% |
| Income type | By CAD | |
|---|---|---|
| Per capita income | $16,190 | |
| Median Household Income | $33,214 | |
| Median Family Income | $36,650 |
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| French | 715 | 86.14% | |
| English | 95 | 11.44% | |
| English and French | 20 | 2.41% |
See main article: List of people from Kent County, New Brunswick.