Carleton County, New Brunswick
Carleton | |
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Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
Established | 1831 |
Electoral Districts Federal | Tobique—Mactaquac |
Provincial | Carleton & Victoria-Tobique |
Area | |
• Land | 3,312.72 km2 (1,279.05 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 26,220 |
• Density | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
• Pop 2011-2016 | 3.0% |
• Dwellings | 11,823 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Area code(s) | 506 |
Carleton County (2016 population 26,220[1]) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada.
The western border is Aroostook County, Maine, the northern border is Victoria County, and the southeastern border is York County from which it was formed in 1831. The Saint John River bisects the western section of the county. The Southwest Miramichi River flows through the eastern section of the county. Potato farming is a major industry. The scenic town of Hartland is home to the longest covered bridge in the world.
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Communities[]
There are five incorporated municipalities within Carleton County (listed by 2016 population):[2]
Official Name | Designation | Area km2 | Population | Parish |
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Woodstock | Town | 13.41 | 5,254 | Woodstock |
Florenceville-Bristol | Town | 15.62 | 1,604 | Simonds |
Hartland | Town | 9.45 | 957 | Brighton |
Centreville | Village | 2.67 | 557 | Wicklow |
Bath | Village | 2.00 | 476 | Kent |
First Nations[]
There is one First Nations reserve in Carleton County (listed by 2011 population):[3]
Official Name | Designation | Area km2 | Population | Parish |
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Reserve | 1.77 | 345 | Woodstock |
Parishes[]
The county is subdivided into eleven parishes (listed by 2016 population):[4]
Official Name | Area km2 | Population | municipalities | Unincorporated communities |
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Wakefield | 196.43 | 2,767 | / / / Iron Ore Hill / / / / / / / / / / Somerville / / / / Victoria Corner / Wakefield / Waterville | |
Woodstock | 195.62 | 2,220 | Woodstock (town) |
/ Bedell / Benton / / / / / / Porten Settlement / / / Speerville / / / / / / |
Kent | 840.2 | 2,153 | Bath (village) | / / / / / / Gordonsville / Haut-Kent / / Johnville / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Upper Kent / Haut-Kent / |
Brighton | 509.67 | 1,735 | Hartland (town) | Armond / Ashland / / / / Cloverdale / Coldstream / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
Northampton | 243.44 | 1,724 | / / Grafton / / / / / / / Northampton / Pembroke / / | |
Wicklow | 195.64 | 1,697 | Centreville (village) | / / / Knoxford / / / / McGrath Corner / / / Royalton / / / / / / / / / Wicklow |
Richmond | 259.28 | 1,303 | / / / Debec / / / / / / / Limestone / McKenzie Corner / / / / / / / / Wickham | |
Peel | 113.09 | 1,196 | / / / / / Peel / / / Stickney | |
Wilmot | 191.41 | 1,022 | Avondale / / Bloomfield / / / / / / / / Lakeville / / / / / | |
Aberdeen | 446.20 | 781 | Aberdeen / / / / / / / / Glassville / / / / Juniper / / / Knowlesville / / / / | |
Simonds | 75.56 | 473 | Florenceville-Bristol (town) | Carleton / / / / / / / |
Demographics[]
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Mother tongue language (2011)[3]
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Carleton County, New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ "Census Profiles, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ a b c 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Carleton County, New Brunswick
- ^ "Census Profiles, 2016 Census - Select". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1951, 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- Ketchum, T.C.L. (1981) [1922]. A Short History of Carleton County New Brunswick (2nd ed.). Non-Entity Press. 86pp. ISBN 0-9690215-5-0.
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