Carleton County, New Brunswick
Carleton | |
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![]() Location within New Brunswick. | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
Established | 1831 |
Electoral Districts Federal | Tobique—Mactaquac |
Provincial | Carleton & Victoria-Tobique |
Area [1] | |
• 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 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 11,823 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Area code | 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.
Transportation
Major highways
Census subdivisions
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
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There is one First Nations reserve in Carleton County, the Woodstock_First_Nation:[3]
Official Name | Designation | Area km2 | Population | Parish |
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Woodstock 23 | 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 | Belleville / Briggs Corner / Hartford / Iron Ore Hill / Jackson Falls / Jacksontown / Jacksonville / Lindsay / Lower Wakefield / Lower Waterville / McKenna / Oakville / Rosedale / Somerville / South Greenfield / South Wakefield / Upper Waterville / Victoria Corner / Wakefield / Waterville | |
Woodstock | 195.62 | 2,220 | Woodstock (town) Woodstock 23 (reserve) | Beardsley Road / Bedell / Benton / Bulls Creek / Dibblee / Hillman / Indian Village / Mapledale / Porten Settlement / Riceville / River Road / Speerville / Springfield / Teeds Mills / Townsview Estates / Upper Southampton / Upper Woodstock / Valley |
Kent | 840.2 | 2,153 | Bath (village) | Beaufort / Beechwood / Carlow / Chapmanville / Clearview / Giberson Settlement / Gordonsville / Haut-Kent / Holmesville / Johnville / Kenneth / Kent / Kilfoil / Killoween / Lockharts Mill / Maplehurst / Monquart / Moose Mountain / Murphy Corner / Piercemont / River de Chute Siding / South Johnville / Summit / Tarrtown / Upper Kent / Haut-Kent / Welch |
Brighton | 509.67 | 1,735 | Hartland (town) | Armond / Ashland / Briggs Corner / Brighton / Carlisle / Cloverdale / Coldstream / East Brighton / East Cloverdale / Esdraelon / Howard Brook / Jericho / Lower Brighton / Lower Windsor / Mainstream / Mountain View / Pole Hill / Shewan / Simonds / South Knowlesville / Windsor |
Northampton | 243.44 | 1,724 | Carr / East Newbridge / Grafton / Grafton Hill / Harten Corner / Kilmarnock / Lower Northampton / Newbridge / Newburg / Northampton / Pembroke / South Newbridge / Upper Northampton | |
Wicklow | 195.64 | 1,697 | Centreville (village) | Clearview / Gregg Settlement / Hartley Settlement / Knoxford / Lamoreaux Corner / Listerville / Lower Greenfield / McGrath Corner / McMonagle Corner / Middle Greenfield / Royalton / Summerfield / Thomas Corner / Tracey Mills / Tweedie / Upper Knoxford / Upper Royalton / Upper Wicklow / Wakem Corner / Wicklow |
Richmond | 259.28 | 1,303 | Blackies Landing / Blowdown / Campbell Settlement / Debec / Elmwood / Elmwood Station / Green Road / Hodgdon Road / Irish Settlement / Kirkland / Limestone / McKenzie Corner / Monument / Oak Mountain / Plymouth / Richmond / Richmond Corner / Union Corner / Watson Settlement / Wickham | |
Peel | 113.09 | 1,196 | Buckwheat Brook / East Coldstream / Lansdowne / Mount Pleasant / Oakland / Peel / Riverbank / South Gordonsville / Stickney | |
Wilmot | 191.41 | 1,022 | Avondale / Beckim Settlement / Bloomfield / Bradley Corner / Brookville / Carvell / Charleston / Deerville / Digby Corner / Good Corner / Lakeville / Long Settlement / Lower Bloomfield / McKeaghan / Weston / Wilmot | |
Aberdeen | 446.20 | 781 | Aberdeen / Argyle / Biggar Ridge / Centre Glassville / Divide / East Glassville / East Knowlesville / Foreston / Glassville / Hayden Ridge / Hemphill Corner / Highlands / Juniper / Juniper Station / Ketchum Ridge / Knowlesville / MacIntosh Mill / North Ridge / South Ridge / West Glassville | |
Simonds | 75.56 | 473 | Florenceville-Bristol (town) | Carleton / Connell / Flanagan Hill / Hunters Corner / Simonds / St. Thomas / Strong Corner / Upper Brighton |
Demographics
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Carleton County had a population of 26,360 living in 11,120 of its 11,865 total private dwellings, a change of 0.7% from its 2016 population of 26,178. With a land area of 3,309.06 km2 (1,277.64 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.0/km2 (20.6/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
Population trend[6][3][1]
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Protected areas and attractions
Notable people
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.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ 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.
External links
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- Carleton County Colloquialisms
- McCain Foods Ltd
- Town of Woodstock
- Town of Hartland
- Falls Brook Centre
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- Beaurivage
- Belle-Baie
- Cap-Acadie
- Caraquet
- Carleton North
- Champdoré
- Grand Bay–Westfield
- Grand Falls
- Grand-Bouctouche
- Hampton
- Hartland
- Hautes-Terres
- Heron Bay
- Île-de-Lamèque
- Oromocto
- Quispamsis
- Riverview
- Rivière-du-Nord
- Rothesay
- Saint-Quentin
- Salisbury
- Shediac
- Shippagan
- St. Andrews
- St. Stephen
- Sussex
- Tantramar
- Vallée-des-Rivières
- Woodstock
- Acadian Peninsula
- Capital Region
- Chaleur
- Fundy
- Greater Miramichi
- Kent
- Kings
- Northwest
- Restigouche
- Southeast
- Southwest
- Western Valley
- Big Hole Tract 8 (North Half)
- Big Hole Tract 8 (South Half)
- Buctouche 16
- Buctouche Micmac Band Extension
- Devon 30
- Eel Ground 2
- Eel River 3
- Esgenoôpetitj
- Fort Folly 1
- Indian Island 28
- Indian Point 1
- Indian Ranch
- Kingsclear 6
- Metepenagiag Urban Reserve 3
- Metepenagiag Urban Reserve 8
- Metepenagiag Uta'nk
- Moose Meadows 4
- Oinpegitjoig
- Oromocto 26
- Pabineau 11
- Pokemouche 13
- Red Bank 4
- Red Bank 7
- Renous 12
- Richibucto 15
- Soegao No. 35
- St Basile 10
- St. Mary's 24
- Tabusintac 9
- The Brothers 18
- Tobique 20
- Woodstock 23
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