Northumberland County, New Brunswick

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Northumberland
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Location within New Brunswick.
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
Established1785
Area
[1]
 • Land12,868.78 km2 (4,968.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total44,952
 • Density3.5/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-16
Decrease 2.7%
 • Dwellings
21,792
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code(s)506

Northumberland County is located in northeastern New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

Geography[]

Northumberland County is covered by thick forests, whose products stimulate the economy. The highest peaks in the province, including Mount Carleton lie in the northwestern corner of the county.

The county is dominated by the Miramichi River, world famous for its salmon fishing. The lower portion of the river is an estuary that widens into Miramichi Bay, a part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Services[]

The city of Miramichi is a local service centre for the county and surrounding regions with schools, hospitals and government offices and retail locations. The county has several saw mills in the city of Miramichi and up the Southwest Branch of the Miramichi River. There were formerly two large pulp and paper mills at Miramichi.

Chatham was also home to an air force base, CFB Chatham, until 1996. Renous-Quarryville, located along the Southwest Miramichi was also home to an army post - a federal maximum security penitentiary is now located on the site.

Census subdivisions[]

Communities[]

There are five municipalities within the county (listed by 2016 population):[3]

Official Name Designation Area km2 Population Parish
Miramichi City 179.47 17,537 Nelson
Newcastle
Neguac Village 26.75 1,684 Alnwick
Rogersville Village 7.20 1,166 Rogersville
Blackville Village 21.13 958 Blackville
Doaktown Village 29.07 792 Blissfield

First Nations[]

There are five First Nations reserves in Northumberland County (listed by 2011 population):[4]

Official name Designation Area km2 Population Parish
Esgenoôpetitj 14 Reserve 9.54 1,046 Alnwick
Eel Ground 2 Reserve 10.90 448 Northesk
Red Bank 4 Reserve 16.18 352 Southesk
Reserve 27.82 34 Northesk
Tabusintac 9 Reserve 22.00 10 Alnwick

Three communities in the county are part of the Miꞌkmaq Nation: Metepenagiag Miꞌkmaq Nation, at the junction of the Northwest Miramichi River and the Little Southwest Miramichi River; Eel Ground First Nation, close to the junction of the Northwest and Southwest Miramichi Rivers near Newcastle; and Burnt Church First Nation on the northern shore of Miramichi Bay.

Parishes[]

The county is subdivided into thirteen parishes (listed by 2016 population):[3]

Official Name Area km2 Population Municipalities Unincorporated communities
Alnwick 669.09 3,640 Neguac (village)
Esgenoôpetitj 14 (reserve)
Tabusintac 9 (reserve) 		Barryville / Oak Point-Bartibog Bridge / / / Brantville / / /
/ / / / Fairisle / /
Lagacéville / / Lavillette / / / /
/ / Rivière-du-Portage / /
/ Sheldrake Island / / Tabusintac / /
Village-Saint-Laurent / /
Northesk 3,355.15 2,263 Eel Ground 2 (reservation)
 / Big Hole / / / / /
Eel Ground / / Heath Steele / / / /
/ / / / Sevogle /
Strathadam / Sunny Corner / / Wayerton /
Hardwicke 278.60 2,201 / Baie-Sainte-Anne / Bay du Vin / / /
Escuminac / / / Hardwicke / / /
/ /
Blackville 824.02 2,028 Blackville (village) / / / / Lockstead / /
Southesk 2,467.02 1,694 Red Bank 4 (reservation) Cassilis / / / / / /
/ / / / / Red Bank / /
Sillikers / South Esk / / Williamstown
Glenelg 505.21 1,560 / Black River Bridge / Centre Napan / / Glenwood /
/ Lower Napan / / / /
Redmondville / St. Margarets / /
Ludlow 1,016.66 1,543 (note) Carrolls Crossing / Ludlow / McNamee / Porter Cove / Priceville
Newcastle 578.92 1,136 Miramichi (city) / Beaver Brook Station / / / / /
/ / / Lower Newcastle-Russellville / / /
/ /
Rogersville 326.33 1,102 Rogersville (village) Collette / East Collette / / / Murray Settlement / North Rogersville /
/ / Rosaireville / / / /
/ West Collette /
Derby 61.01 976 / / Derby / / / /
/ Millerton / Northwest Bridge / / Renous-Quarryville /
South Nelson Road /
Nelson 354.57 957 Miramichi (city) Barnaby River / Chelmsford / / / Kirkwood / /
/ / /
Chatham 22.70 511 Lower Napan / Middle Island / Savoy Beach / / Upper Napan
Blissfield 1,240.54 450 Doaktown (village) / /
  • note: Statistics Canada did not report data for Ludlow Parish in the 2016 Census. Data shown is from 2011 Census.

Demographics[]

The county is a mostly English-speaking region in the otherwise Francophone northeastern New Brunswick. Coastal regions of Miramichi Bay are Acadian. The former town of Chatham has traditionally been an Irish stronghold, while its sister town of Newcastle has had a more English and Scottish Protestant flavour. Both are now amalgamated into the city of Miramichi.

Population[]

Canada census – Northumberland County, New Brunswick community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 44,952 (-2.7**% from 2011) 48,355** (-2.7% from 2006) 48,868 (-3.8% from 2001)
Land area: 12,868.78 km2 (4,968.66 sq mi) 12,932.70 km2 (4,993.34 sq mi) 12,112.45 km2 (4,676.64 sq mi)
Population density: 3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi) 3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi) 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Median age: 49.1 (M: 48.3, F: 49.9) 46.4 (M: 45.5, F: 47.1) 42.5 (M: 41.8, F: 43.2)
Total private dwellings: 21,792 22,078 21,115
Median household income: $55,223 $47,858 $40,166
Notes: **2011 population was revised to 46,204 – References: 2016[3] 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6]
Historical Census Data - Northumberland County, New Brunswick[7][1]
YearPop.±%
1991 52,983—    
1996 52,153−1.6%
2001 50,817−2.6%
YearPop.±%
2006 48,868−3.8%
2006A 49,714+1.7%
2011 48,355−2.7%
YearPop.±%
2011R 46,204−4.4%
2016 44,952−2.7%
(A) adjustment due to boundary change. (R) 2011 population was revised.

Language[]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Northumberland County, New Brunswick[7]
Census Total
English
French
English & French
Non-official languages
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
44,425
 33,095 Decrease 1.9% 74.49% 9,705 Decrease 20.2% 21.85% 420 Increase 3.7% 0.95% 1,055 Decrease 5.4% 2.38%
2011
47,425
 33,750 Decrease 0.7% 71.16% 12,155 Decrease 4.1% 25.63% 405 Increase 80.0% 0.85% 1,115 Decrease 26.4% 2.35%
2006
48,185
 33,775 Decrease 3.7% 70.09% 12,670 Decrease 6.4% 26.29% 225 Decrease 40.8% 0.47% 1,515 Increase 31.7% 3.14%
2001
50,155
 35,090 Decrease 3.7% 69.96% 13,535 Decrease 2.1% 26.99% 380 Increase 2.7% 0.76% 1,150 Increase 48.4% 2.29%
1996
51,390
 36,420 n/a 70.87% 13,825 n/a 26.90% 370 n/a 0.72% 775 n/a 1.51%

Access Routes[]

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:[8]

Protected areas and attractions[]

See also: List of historic places in Northumberland County, New Brunswick

Notable people[]

Main article: List of people from Northumberland County, New Brunswick

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Northumberland, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Northumberland County". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
  3. ^ a b c "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  5. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  6. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  7. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  8. ^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7

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