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Sussex, NB

Sussex
Town
Downtown Sussex
Downtown Sussex
Official seal of Sussex
Seal
Nickname(s): Cow Town, Dairy Town
Motto: Gateway to the Fundy Experience
Sussex is located in New Brunswick
Sussex
Sussex
Coordinates: 45°43′25″N 65°30′39″W / 45.72364°N 65.51083°W / 45.72364; -65.51083
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
County Kings County
Parish Sussex Parish
Incorporated January 1903
Government
 • Type Town Council
 • Mayor Marc Thorne
 • Deputy Mayor Ralph Carr
 • Councillors Bridget Ryan
Jane Boyle
Tim Wilson
Eric Nelson
Graham Milner
Deborah Armitage
Area
 • Total 9.03 km2 (3.49 sq mi)
Elevation 18 to 124 m (59 to 406.8 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 4,312
 • Density 477.4/km2 (1,236/sq mi)
Time zone Atlantic (AST) (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST)

ADT

-3 (UTC)
Canadian Postal code E4E
Area code(s) 506
Telephone Exchange 432, 433, 434, 435, 512, 944
NTS Map 021H12
GNBC Code DASFF
Website http://www.sussex.ca

ADT

Sussex (2011 population: 4,312) is a Canadian town in Kings County, New Brunswick.

Sussex straddles the Kennebecasis River, 70 km (43 mi) northeast of Saint John, and is a major dairy products producer in the province. It is home to Atlantic Canada's largest hot air balloon festival. Sussex is also known as Cow Town, Suss Town, Dairy Town or the Mural Capitol of Atlantic Canada.

The Town of Sussex is located in south central New Brunswick, Canada, strategically between the province's three largest cities; Saint John, Moncton, and Fredericton. Sussex has a great deal to offer individuals and families who like small town charm with all the amenities and services of a larger centre.

In 1857 the European and North American Railway was opened, connecting the farming communities of the Kennebecasis River valley with Saint John and Moncton. Sussex was incorporated in 1895 but was only officially established as a town on April 29, 1903. The settlers were for the most part British Loyalists who had fled the American Revolution in 1776, with many Irish refugees of the potato famine from the mid-19th century settling in the nearby farming communities.

In 1885, the Sussex Military Camp was established on the eastern edge of the town. The facility was closed following the Second World War and the town purchased the land to expand the municipal boundaries. Today the agricultural exhibition and some areas remain as open land on the former site of Camp Sussex.

Sussex underwent several changes in the post-war period. In the early 1960s, several local roads were upgraded as part of the Trans-Canada Highway project which saw Route 2 pass immediately north of the town between Fredericton and Moncton. At the same time, a series of local roads in the Kennebecasis River valley were designated as Route 1, running from an interchange with the Trans-Canada at Sussex, southwest to Saint John.


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