York County, New Brunswick

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York
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Location within New Brunswick.
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
Established1785
Area
[1]
 • Land8,131.77 km2 (3,139.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total99,411
 • Density12.2/km2 (32/sq mi)
 • Change
2006-2011
Increase 2.2%
 • Dwellings
46,855
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code(s)506
Map of municipal government units in York County.

York County (2016 population 99,411[1]) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county contains the provincial capital, Fredericton. Outside the city, farming and forestry are two major industries in the county, which is bisected by the Saint John River. The Southwest Miramichi River flows through the northern section of the county.

History[]

York County was established in 1785, named after the second son of King George III, Prince Frederick-Augustus (1763-1827), who was made Duke of York in 1784.[2] By 1831,[2] the top half was highly populated, due to the rich soil in the region, so it was split off to become Carleton County.[3]

Census subdivisions[]

Communities[]

There are eleven municipalities within York County (listed by 2016 population):[4]

Official Name Designation Area km2 Population Parish
Fredericton City 132.57 58,220 n/a
Hanwell Rural community 151.32 4,750 n/a
New Maryland Village 21.33 4,174 New Maryland
Upper Miramichi Rural community 1,835.40 2,218 n/a
McAdam Village 14.28 1,151 McAdam
Nackawic Town 7.89 941 Southampton
Stanley Village 17.11 412 Stanley
Harvey Village 2.45 358 Manners Sutton
Canterbury Village 5.33 336 Canterbury
Millville Village 12.15 273 Southampton
Meductic Village 6.67 173 Canterbury

First Nations[]

There are two First Nations reserves in York County (listed by 2016 population):

Official Name Designation Area km2 Population Parish
Devon 30 Reserve 2.72 1,038[5] Douglas
Reserve 3.81 493[6] Kingsclear

Parishes[]

The county is subdivided into fourteen parishes (listed by 2016 population):[4]

Official Name Area km2 Population Municipalities Unincorporated communities
Douglas 1446.95 6,154 Devon 30 (reserve) / / / Carlisle Road / / / /
/ Douglas / Estey's Bridge / / / /
/ / / / / /
/ Napadogan / / / / /
/
Saint Marys 752.68 4,837 / / Durham Bridge / / / /
/ / Nashwaak / / Nashwaak Village / /
Penniac / / / Taymouth / / /
Bright 403.72 3,289 / / / Burtts Corner / / / /
/ / / / / /
Keswick Ridge / / Mactaquac / / /
/ / / / /
Zealand
Kingsclear 152.06 2,822 / Central Kingsclear / / / Island View /
Kingsclear / / / / Oswald Gray / /
/ / /
New Maryland 375.44 2,606 New Maryland (village) Beaver Dam / / / / /
Nasonworth / Rooth
Manners Sutton 525.56 1,777 Harvey Station (village) / Brockway / / / / / /
/ / / / /
/ / / / /
/ / /
Southampton 450.04 1,484 Nackawic (town)
Millville (village) 		Bates Settlement / Bull Lake / Campbell Settlement / Caverhill / / Clarkville /
/ / Hainesville / Hartfield / / Maple Ridge /
/ / / Pinder / / Rossville / /
Southampton / Temperance Vale / / / /
Queensbury 300.65 1,174 Bear Island / / Dumfries / / / /
/ / / Scotch Lake / / /
/ /
Stanley 1,222.02 832 Stanley (village) / / / / / /
/ / / / / /
/ / /
Prince William 287.71 930 / / Lake George / / /
Magaguadavic / / Magundy / / Prince William /
Canterbury 556.15 525 Canterbury (village)
Meductic (village) 		Benton / / / / / / /
/ Hartin Settlement / / / /
/ Skiff Lake
Dumfries 302.72 356 / / / Dumfries / Hawkshaw / / / Pokiok
North Lake 440.03 233 Forest City / Fosterville / / Green Mountain / / /
Pemberton Ridge
McAdam 537.42 73 McAdam (village) / / St. Croix /

Demographics[]

Transportation[]

Major Highways[]

Protected areas and attractions[]

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

Notable people[]

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

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Census Profile, 2016 Census: York, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "York County". Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  3. ^ Wright, Esther Clark (February 1972). "The Distribution". The Loyalists of New Brunswick (2nd. ed.). Canada: Moncton Pub. Co. Ltd. p. 197.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Census Profiles, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Devon 30, Indian reserve [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  6. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Kingsclear 6, Indian reserve [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  7. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  8. ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: York County, New Brunswick
  9. ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: York County, New Brunswick

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