Charlotte County, New Brunswick
Charlotte County
Comté de Charlotte | |
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Coordinates: 45°10′N 66°50′W / 45.167°N 66.833°WCoordinates: 45°10′N 66°50′W / 45.167°N 66.833°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
Established | 1785 |
Named for | Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
Area | |
• Land | 3,426.97 km2 (1,323.16 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 25,428 |
• Density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) |
• Pop 2011-2016 | 4.2% |
• Dwellings | 13,513 |
Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−03:00 (ADT) |
Area code(s) | 506 |
Charlotte County (2016 population 25,428[1]) is the southwest-most county of New Brunswick, Canada.
It was formed in 1784 when New Brunswick was partitioned from Nova Scotia.[2] Once a layer of local government, the county seat was abolished with the New Brunswick Equal Opportunity program in 1966. Counties continue to be used as census sundivisions by Statistics Canada.
Located in the southwestern corner of the province, bordering the US state of Maine, Charlotte County is at the northern end of the Appalachian Mountains, which gives it a rugged terrain that includes Mount Pleasant. The St. Croix, Magaguadavic, and Digdegaush rivers drain into the Bay of Fundy. The county includes the large, populated islands of Grand Manan, White Head, Deer Island, and Campobello.
Eighteen per cent of the workforce is employed in aquaculture. Connors Bros., the largest sardine canning facility in North America, is located in Blacks Harbour. Cooke Aquaculture is an Atlantic salmon farming company, founded and headquartered in St. George. A paper mill, operated by JD Irving, is in Utopia, and Flakeboard Co. Ltd. operates outside of St. Stephen. Ganong Bros., Canada's oldest chocolate company, maintains its factory in St. Stephen.
Governance is in the form of New Brunswick municipalities in the case of the towns of St. Andrews, St. George, and St. Stephen, the villages of Grand Manan and Blacks Harbour, and the rural community of Campobello Island. The remaining parts of the county are administered as local service districts of the Southwest New Brunswick Regional Service Commission, except Clarendon, which is part of RSC 11 in neighbouring Sunbury County.
Census data[]
Census divisions[]
Official name | Designation | Area: km2 (sq mi) | 2016 population[3] |
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St. Stephen | Town | 13.52 (5.22) | 4,415 |
Grand Manan | Village | 152.77 (58.98) | 2,360 |
St. Andrews | Town | 8.35 (3.22) | 1,786 |
St. George | Town | 16.17 (6.24) | 1,517 |
Saint George | Parish | 2,141 | |
Pennfield | Parish | 2,170 | |
Saint Stephen | Parish | 1,839 | |
Saint David | Parish | 1,529 | |
Saint James | Parish | 1,186 | |
Fundy Bay | LSD | 60.24 | 1,167 |
Dennis-Weston | LSD | 43.94 | 1,023 |
Blacks Harbour | Village | 9.06 (3.50) | 894 |
Campobello Island | Rural community | 39.67 (15.32) | 872 |
West Isles | Parish | 797 | |
Lepreau | Parish | 707 | |
Saint Patrick | Parish | 689 | |
Saint Croix | Parish | 657 | |
Dufferin | Parish | 573 | |
Saint Andrews | Parish | 553 | |
Western Charlotte part B | LSD | 28.97 | 534 |
Western Charlotte part A | LSD | 162.3 | 435 |
Dumbarton | Parish | 335 | |
Beaver Harbour | LSD | 2.25 | 277 |
Grand Manan | Parish | 145 | |
Clarendon | Parish | 63 |
Population[]
2016 | 2011 | 2006 | |
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Population | 25,428 (-4.2% from 2011) | 26,549 (-1.3% from 2006) | 26,898 (-1.7% from 2001) |
Land area | 3,426.97 km2 (1,323.16 sq mi) | 3,424.33 km2 (1,322.14 sq mi) | 3,423.52 km2 (1,321.83 sq mi) |
Population density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
Median age | 47.9 (M: 47.0, F: 48.8) | 45.1 (M: 44.0, F: 46.0) | 42.2 (M: 41.3, F: 43.0) |
Total private dwellings | 13,513 | 13,486 | 13,392 |
Median household income | $55,701 | $48,953 | $40,897 |
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Language[]
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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25,115
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23,850 | 4.9% | 94.96% | 580 | 5.2% | 2.31% | 50 | 10.0% | 0.21% | 570 | 12.9% | 2.27% | |||||
2011
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26,185
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25,015 | 2.4% | 95.53% | 610 | 7.0% | 2.33% | 55 | 120.0% | 0.21% | 505 | 26.3% | 1.93% | |||||
2006
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26,620
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25,625 | 1.8% | 96.26% | 570 | 15.6% | 2.14% | 25 | 28.6% | 0.10% | 400 | 90.5% | 1.50% | |||||
2001
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27,020
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26,100 | 0.2% | 96.59% | 675 | 23.9% | 2.50% | 35 | 22.2% | 0.13% | 210 | 16.0% | 0.78% | |||||
1996
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26,990
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26,150 | n/a | 96.89% | 545 | n/a | 2.02% | 45 | n/a | 0.17% | 250 | n/a | 0.93% |
Infrastructure[]
Power generation[]
Hydroelectric dams operate in St. George and St. Stephen at Milltown, though the latter is currently being decommissioned.
Major highways[]
See also[]
- List of communities in New Brunswick
- List of historic places in Charlotte County, New Brunswick
- List of people from Charlotte County, New Brunswick
- Disputed areas with the United States: Machias Seal Island, North Rock
- List of parishes in New Brunswick
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Charlotte, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- ^ Slumkoski, Corey (2005). "The Partition of Nova Scotia". The Winslow Papers. Electronic text centre (UNB Libraries). Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ a b "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Charlotte County, New Brunswick
- Charlotte County, New Brunswick
- Counties of New Brunswick
- 1785 establishments in New Brunswick
- Populated places established in 1785