Saint John, New Brunswick

The City of Saint John is the second largest city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, and the third largest in the maritime provinces.

Not to be confused with St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
City of Saint John
City
Coat of arms of City of Saint John
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
Fundy City, Loyalist City, Port City, Original City
Motto(s): 
"O Fortunati Quorum Jam Moenia Surgunt"
(Latin for, "O Fortunate Ones Whose Walls Are Now Rising."
or "O Happy They, Whose Promised Walls Already Rise")
Saint John, New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick
Saint John, New Brunswick
Location of Saint John in New Brunswick
Coordinates: 45°16′50″N 66°04′34″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountySaint John County
ParishSimonds Parish
Established1604[1]
Major Settlement Started1783[1]
IncorporationMay 18, 1785 (1785-05-18)
First settledSamuel de Champlain
Founded byGov. Thomas Carlton
Named forSt. John the Baptist
Government
 • City MayorMel Norton
 • Governing bodySaint John City Council
 • MPsRodney Weston
 • MLAsTrevor Holder, Carl Killen, Glen Savoie, Dorothy Shephard, Glen Tait
Area
[2][3]
 • Urban
326 km2 (126 sq mi)
 • Metro
3,362.95 km2 (1,298.44 sq mi)
Highest elevation
80.8 m (265.1 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • City70,063 (CSD)
 • Density215.7/km2 (559/sq mi)
 • Metro
127,761
 • Metro density38.0/km2 (98/sq mi)
 source: Statistics Canada
Time zoneUTC-4 (Atlantic (AST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (Atlantic (ADT))
Canadian Postal code
E2K, E2L And E2P
Area code506
Telephone Exchanges202, 214, 333, 343, 557 -8, 592, 608, 631 -640, 642 -654, 657 -8, 663, 672, 674, 693-4, 696, 721, 977
NTS Map021G08
GNBC CodeDAEGW
WebsiteCity of Saint John

Media

CHSJ 890

CKLT CTV Television Network

CHNB Global Television Network

Rogers

References
  1. McGahan, Elizabeth W. "Saint John". Archived from the original on 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  2. "2001 Community Profiles". Archived from the original on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  3. "2001 Community Profiles". Archived from the original on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2013-06-04.





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