Saint-Louis de KentNew Brunswick

Hazard risk in Saint-Louis de Kent is higher than in 89% of Canadian towns

Radon is higher than usual: a fifth of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Fire seldom reaches Saint-Louis de Kent: since 1986, 0.2% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.006% a year). Flood mapping exists: a study by Service New Brunswick - GeoNB. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Region 1 health region, Saint-Louis de Kent included.

Household incomes in Saint-Louis de Kent are among the lowest of any Canadian town

The commute to work averages 20 min. The car took just over nine in ten commuters, lower than New Brunswick’s towns (95%) and near Canadian towns (89%).

For the force that serves Saint-Louis de Kent, the Crime Severity Index is 110, above New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

No police detachment reports under Saint-Louis de Kent’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own

Violent incidents in its police area came to 24.4 per 1,000 residents a year, above both New Brunswick’s towns (14.9) and Canadian towns (12). For violence alone, its police area’s index was 149, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (82) and Canadian towns (86).

Fewer adults feel healthy around Saint-Louis de Kent: 43% say very good or excellent (52% for the typical Canadian town)

The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 81.5, with women at 83.5 and men at 79.5. At 12%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 14% for New Brunswick. On average 18% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, near New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and higher than Canadian towns (17%). Measured from where Saint-Louis de Kent’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 25 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. Saint-Louis de Kent doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Zone 1 (Moncton area).

More of Saint-Louis de Kent’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 9.1%

Visible minorities make up 4.6% of the population, above New Brunswick’s towns (2.3%) but below Canadian towns (15%).

Wet weather: 1,240 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Saint-Louis de Kent, more than on 91% of Canadian towns

Saint-Louis de Kent sees July afternoons of 25.8°C on average. Snowfall adds up to 310 cm a year, near New Brunswick’s towns (310 cm) and higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). Rain and snow peak in October, at 133 mm. Most of the snow comes in January, about 74 cm.

Fewer households own their home in Saint-Louis de Kent than in New Brunswick’s towns or across Canadian towns: 54%

Shelter took 30% or more of income for a fifth of households, above New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Rent took 24% of household income, above New Brunswick’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.

École Mgr-Marcel-François-Richard is the only school in and around Saint-Louis de Kent

What November brings in Saint-Louis de Kent: −3°C at night, 6°C by day

November normally sees 109 mm of precipitation. About 19 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Into December, the normals move to freezing and −9°C. Normal highs peak at 26°C in July; nights bottom out at −14°C in January.

A 17,787-vote win for Dominic LeBlanc made Beauséjour safer in 2021 than 85% of ridings

Locally, Saint-Louis de Kent is run as a village.

Saint-Louis de Kent has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bibliothèque publique de Richibucto, 10 km away

The next is Gérald Leblanc Public Library (Bouctouche), 35 km away.

Kouchibouguac National Park lies 1.6 km beyond Saint-Louis de Kent’s edge

Protected areas cover 40% of the land within 10 km, above New Brunswick’s towns (6%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. 7 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.

The registers record 1 historic place in Saint-Louis de Kent

28% of its homes were built before 1961, above New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.