Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Gloucester | |
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Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
Established | 1826 |
Area | |
• Land | 4,743.67 km2 (1,831.54 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 78,444 |
• Density | 16.5/km2 (43/sq mi) |
• Change 2011-2016 | 1.9% |
• Dwellings | 38,789 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Area code(s) | 506 |
Gloucester County (2016 population 78,444[1]) is located in the northeastern corner of New Brunswick, Canada.[2] Fishing, mining and forestry are the major industries in the county. The eastern section of the county is known for its Acadian culture.
Census subdivisions[]
Communities[]
There are nineteen municipalities within the county (listed by 2016 population):[3]
Official Name | Designation | Area km2 | Population | Parish |
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Bathurst | City | 92.04 | 11,897 | Bathurst |
Tracadie–Sheila | Town (dissolved) | 24.65 | 5,171 | Saumarez |
Beresford | Town | 19.41 | 4,288 | Beresford |
Caraquet | Town | 68.35 | 4,248 | Caraquet |
Shippagan | Town | 10.02 | 2,580 | Shippagan |
Petit-Rocher | Village | 4.52 | 1,897 | Beresford |
Belledune | Village | 189.47 | 1,417 | Beresford |
Bas-Caraquet | Village | 31.01 | 1,305 | Caraquet |
Lamèque | Town | 12.51 | 1,285 | Shippagan |
Bertrand | Village | 57.44 | 1,166 | Caraquet |
Nigadoo | Village | 7.65 | 963 | Beresford |
Grande-Anse | Village | 24.33 | 899 | New Bandon |
Pointe-Verte | Village | 13.79 | 886 | Beresford |
Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël | Village | 15.90 | 879 | Shippagan |
Le Goulet | Village | 5.49 | 793 | Shippagan |
Saint-Isidore | Village | 22.94 | 764 | Saint-Isidore |
Paquetville | Village | 9.26 | 720 | Paquetville |
Saint-Léolin | Village | 19.73 | 647 | New Bandon |
Maisonnette | Village | 12.90 | 495 | New Bandon |
First Nations[]
There is one First Nations reservation in Gloucester County (listed with 2016 population):[3]
Official Name | Designation | Area km2 | Population | Parish |
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Reservation | 4.92 | 134 | Bathurst |
Parishes[]
The county is subdivided into ten parishes (listed by 2016 population):[3]
Official Name | Area km2 | Population | Municipalities | Unincorporated communities |
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Saumarez | 326.78 | 6,618 | Tracadie-Sheila (town) | Benoit / / / / Gauvreau / Haut-Sheila / Leech / / Losier Settlement / / Pointe-à-Bouleau / Pont-Lafrance / / Saint Irénée and Alderwood / / Saint-Pons / Saumarez / / Tracadie Beach / Val-Comeau |
Beresford | 456.86 | 6,248 | Beresford (town) Petit-Rocher (village) Belledune (village) Nigadoo (village) Pointe-Verte (village) |
Alcida and Dauversière / / Devereaux / Dunlop / / LaPlante / / Madran / / Nicholas-Denys / Robertville / Saint-Laurent / Sainte-Louise / Sainte-Rosette / Sormany / / Tremblay / |
Shippegan | 208.08 | 4,800 | Shippagan (town) Lamèque (town) Le Goulet (village) Ste-Marie-St-Raphaël (village) |
Cap-Bateau / Chiasson-Savoy / Coteau Road / Haut-Lamèque / Haut-Shippagan / / Miscou Centre / Miscou Harbour / / / Petite-Lamèque / Petite-Rivière-de-l'lle / / Pigeon Hill / Pointe-Alexandre / / Pointe-Canot / / / Wilson Point |
Bathurst | 1504.87 | 4,797 | Bathurst (city) |
/ / / / Big River / / / / Chamberlain Settlement / / / / / / / North Tetagouche / / / / / / Salmon Beach / South Tetagouche / / |
Inkerman | 107.56 | 2,366 | Boudreau Road / Cowans Creek / Evangeline / Four Roads / Gaspereau / Haché Road / / Inkerman / Inkerman Ferry / / Maltampec / Pokemouche / Pokemouche Junction / Sainte-Rose-Gloucester / Six Roads | |
Paquetville | 220.51 | 2,329 | Paquetville (village) | Burnsville / Notre-Dame-des-Érables / Petit-Paquetville / Rang-Saint-Georges / Saint-Amateur / Trudel / Val-Doucet |
Allardville | 654.69 | 2,032 | Allardville / / / / / / Daulnay / / / Saint-Sauveur | |
Saint-Isidore | 173.25 | 1,361 | Saint-Isidore (village) | Bois-Blanc / / / Duguayville / / / / / Pont-Landry / / |
Caraquet | 109.97 | 1,337 | Caraquet (town) Bas-Caraquet (village) Bertrand (village) |
Blanchard Settlement / / / / Pokesudie / Saint-Simon / |
New Bandon | 359.11 | 1,214 | Grande-Anse (village) Maisonnette (village) Saint-Léolin (village) |
Anse-Bleue / / Black Rock / Canobie / / Dugas / Janeville / / / New Bandon-Salmon Beach / Pokeshaw / Rocheville / / Stonehaven / Village-des-Poirier / / |
Demographics[]
Population[]
Canada census – Gloucester County, New Brunswick community profile | |||
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2016 | 2011 | 2006 | |
Population: | 78,444 (+0.8% from 2011) | 77,792 (-1.5% from 2006) | 78,948 (-4.8% from 2001) |
Land area: | 4,743.67 km2 (1,831.54 sq mi) | 4,675.21 km2 (1,805.11 sq mi) | 4,673.36 km2 (1,804.39 sq mi) |
Population density: | 16.5/km2 (43/sq mi) | 16.6/km2 (43/sq mi) | 16.9/km2 (44/sq mi) |
Median age: | 51.1 (M: 50.5, F: 51.6) | 47.9 (M: 47.4, F: 48.4) | 44.2 (M: 43.8, F: 44.7) |
Total private dwellings: | 38,789 | 36,482 | 36,192 |
Median household income: | $52,793 | $46,728 | $40,028 |
References: 2016[3] 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6] |
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The 2011 population count was revised[7][1] |
Language[]
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Gloucester County, New Brunswick[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French
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English
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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77,065
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64,890 | 1.0% | 84.20% | 10,795 | 2.8% | 14.01% | 810 | 8.0% | 1.05% | 220 | 44.3% | 0.28% | |||||
2011
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76,515
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64,270 | 1.4% | 84.00% | 11,105 | 0.5% | 14.51% | 745 | 19.2% | 0.97% | 395 | 41.5% | 0.52% | |||||
2006
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77,675
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65,210 | 4.7% | 83.95% | 11,165 | 8.9% | 14.37% | 625 | 26.0% | 0.80% | 675 | 206.8% | 0.87% | |||||
2001
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81,760
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68,440 | 5.0% | 83.71% | 12,255 | 9.5% | 14.99% | 845 | 8.3% | 1.03% | 220 | 6.4% | 0.27% | |||||
1996
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86,620
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72,060 | n/a | 83.19% | 13,545 | n/a | 15.64% | 780 | n/a | 0.90% | 235 | n/a | 0.27% |
Access Routes[]
Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:[8]
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Protected areas and attractions[]
Notable people[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Gloucester, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Gloucester County
- ^ a b c d "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7
External links[]
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Acadian Coast. |
Coordinates: 47°43′3.6″N 64°49′21.2″W / 47.717667°N 64.822556°W
Categories:
- Gloucester County, New Brunswick
- Counties of New Brunswick