Sussex, New Brunswick
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Downtown Sussex
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| Nickname(s): Cow Town, Dairy Town | ||
| Motto: Gateway to the Fundy Experience | ||
 Sussex
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| Coordinates: 45°43′25″N 65°30′39″W / 45.72364°N 65.51083°W | ||
| 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 |
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| 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) |
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| 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 | |
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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.
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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