Albert | |
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Coordinates: 45°49′N64°51′W / 45.82°N 64.85°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
Established | 1845 |
Area | |
• Land | 1,807.88 km2 (698.03 sq mi) |
Population (2016) [1] | |
• Total | 29,158 |
• Density | 16.1/km2 (42/sq mi) |
• Pop 2011-2016 | 1.1% |
• Dwellings | 13,111 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Area code | 506 |
Albert County (2016 population 29,158) [1] is New Brunswick's third-youngest county located on the Western side of the Petitcodiac River on the Chignecto Bay in the Bay of Fundy. Prior to the abolition of county government in 1967, the shire town was Hopewell Cape. The county was established in 1845 from parts of Westmorland County and Saint John County, and named after Prince Albert. [2]
The mineral albertite was discovered a few miles away in 1849, giving rise to Albert Mines. [3]
There are four municipalities within Albert County (listed by 2016 population): [4]
Official Name | Status | Area km2 | Population | Parish |
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Riverview | Town | 35.45 | 19,667 | Coverdale |
Hillsborough | Village | 12.83 | 1,277 | Hillsborough |
Riverside-Albert | Village | 3.35 | 350 | Hopewell |
Alma | Village | 47.60 | 213 | Alma |
The county is subdivided into six parishes (listed by 2016 population): [4]
note 2016 population of the Village of Alma
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1851 | 6,313 | — |
1861 | 9,444 | +49.6% |
1871 | 10,672 | +13.0% |
1881 | 12,329 | +15.5% |
1891 | 10,971 | −11.0% |
1901 | 10,925 | −0.4% |
1911 | 9,691 | −11.3% |
1921 | 8,607 | −11.2% |
1931 | 7,679 | −10.8% |
1941 | 8,421 | +9.7% |
1951 | 9,910 | +17.7% |
1956 | 10,943 | +10.4% |
1961 | 12,485 | +14.1% |
1966 | 13,944 | +11.7% |
1971 | 16,307 | +16.9% |
1976 | 22,159 | +35.9% |
1981 | 23,632 | +6.6% |
1986 | N/A | — |
1991 | 25,640 | — |
1996 | 26,492 | +3.3% |
2001 | 26,749 | +1.0% |
2006 | 27,562 | +3.0% |
2011 | 28,846 | +4.7% |
2016 | 29,158 | +1.1% |
[5] [1] |
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Albert County had a population of 30,749 living in 12,913 of its 13,476 total private dwellings, a change of 5.5% from its 2016 population of 29,158. With a land area of 1,806.23 km2 (697.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 17.0/km2 (44.1/sq mi) in 2021. [6]
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 30,749 (+5.5% from 2016) | 29,158 (+1.1% from 2011) | 28,846 (+4.7% from 2006) |
Land area | 1,806.23 km2 (697.39 sq mi) | 1,807.88 km2 (698.03 sq mi) | 1,806.54 km2 (697.51 sq mi) |
Population density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) | 16.1/km2 (42/sq mi) | 16.0/km2 (41/sq mi) |
Median age | 46.0 (M: 44.8, F: 47.2) | 45.0 (M: 44.0, F: 46.0) | 42.9 (M: 41.8, F: 43.9) |
Private dwellings | 13,476 (total) 12,913 (occupied) | 13,111 (total) | 12,573 (total) |
Median household income | $77,500 | $66,521 | $60,952 |
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Albert County, New Brunswick [5] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | English | French | English & French | Non-official languages | |||||||||||||
Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 | 28,930 | 26,105 | 0.2% | 90.24% | 1,995 | 8.1% | 6.90% | 235 | 17.5% | 0.81% | 535 | 30.5% | 1.85% | |||||
2011 | 28,590 | 26,135 | 4.0% | 91.41% | 1,845 | 17.1% | 6.45% | 200 | 207.7% | 0.70% | 410 | 16.3% | 1.43% | |||||
2006 | 27,260 | 25,130 | 2.0% | 92.19% | 1,575 | 9.4% | 5.78% | 65 | 43.5% | 0.24% | 490 | 78.2% | 1.80% | |||||
2001 | 26,470 | 24,640 | 0.1% | 93.09% | 1,440 | 10.8% | 5.44% | 115 | 15.0% | 0.43% | 275 | 44.7% | 1.04% | |||||
1996 | 26,255 | 24,665 | n/a | 93.94% | 1,300 | n/a | 4.95% | 100 | n/a | 0.38% | 190 | n/a | 0.72% |
Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits: [11]
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