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Saint John, NB

Saint John
City
City of Saint John
Ville de Saint John
Clockwise: Uptown Saint John, City Market, Reversing Falls Bridge, and King's Square Bandstand
Clockwise: Uptown Saint John, City Market, Reversing Falls Bridge, and King's Square Bandstand
Coat of arms of Saint John
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Canada's Irish City", "Fundy's Town", "Loyalist City", "Port City"
Motto: "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 is located in Canada
Saint John
Saint John
Saint John is located in New Brunswick
Saint John
Saint John
Location of Saint John in Canada
Coordinates: 45°16′50″N 66°04′34″W / 45.28056°N 66.07611°W / 45.28056; -66.07611Coordinates: 45°16′50″N 66°04′34″W / 45.28056°N 66.07611°W / 45.28056; -66.07611
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
County Saint John County
Parish City of Saint John
Established 1604
Major Settlement Started 1783
Incorporation May 18, 1785 (1785-05-18)
Founded by Lt. Gov. Thomas Carleton
Named for St. John the Baptist
Government
 • Mayor Don Darling
 • Governing body Saint John City Council
 • MPs Wayne Long
 • MLAs Trevor Holder, Ed Doherty, Dorothy Shephard, Glen Savoie
Area
 • Land 315.82 km2 (121.94 sq mi)
 • Urban 209.68 km2 (80.96 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 (2016)
 • City 67,575
 • Density 213.9/km2 (554/sq mi)
 • Urban 58,341
 • Urban density 1,001.2/km2 (2,593/sq mi)
 • Metro 126,202
 • Metro density 38.0/km2 (98/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016 Decrease 0.5%
 • Dwellings 33,530
Demonym(s) Saint Johner
Time zone Atlantic (AST) (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) Atlantic (ADT) (UTC-3)
Canadian Postal code E2K, E2L, E2J, And E2P
Area code(s) 506
Telephone Exchanges 202, 214, 333, 343, 557–8, 592, 608, 631–640, 642–654, 657–8, 663, 672, 674, 693–4, 696, 721, 977
Highways Route 1
Route 7
Route 100
Route 111
Route 820
Route 825
NTS Map 021G08
GNBC Code DAEGW
Website www.saintjohn.ca
Saint John
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