Carleton County, New Brunswick

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Carleton
County
Map of New Brunswick highlighting Carleton County.png
Location within New Brunswick.
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
Established1831
Electoral Districts     
Federal
Tobique—Mactaquac
Provincial Carleton & Victoria-Tobique
Area
[1]
 • Land3,312.72 km2 (1,279.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [1]
 • Total26,220
 • Density7.9/km2 (20/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Decrease2.svg 3.0%
 • 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.

Contents

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

Communities

There are five incorporated municipalities within Carleton County (listed by 2016 population): [2]

Official NameDesignationArea km2PopulationParish
Woodstock Town13.415,254 Woodstock
Florenceville-Bristol Town15.621,604 Simonds
Hartland Town9.45957 Brighton
Centreville Village2.67557 Wicklow
Bath Village2.00476 Kent

First Nations

Map of pre-2023 reform governance units in Carleton County. CoCarleton.png
Map of pre–2023 reform governance units in Carleton County.

There is one First Nations reserve in Carleton County, the Woodstock_First_Nation: [3]

Official NameDesignationArea km2PopulationParish
Woodstock 23 Reserve1.77345 Woodstock

Parishes

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

Official NameArea km2PopulationmunicipalitiesUnincorporated communities
Wakefield 196.432,767 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 195.622,220 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 840.22,153 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 509.671,735 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 243.441,724 Carr / East Newbridge / Grafton / Grafton Hill / Harten Corner / Kilmarnock / Lower Northampton /
Newbridge / Newburg / Northampton / Pembroke / South Newbridge / Upper Northampton
Wicklow 195.641,697 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 259.281,303 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 113.091,196 Buckwheat Brook / East Coldstream / Lansdowne / Mount Pleasant / Oakland / Peel / Riverbank /
South Gordonsville / Stickney
Wilmot 191.411,022 Avondale / Beckim Settlement / Bloomfield / Bradley Corner / Brookville / Carvell / Charleston /
Deerville / Digby Corner / Good Corner / Lakeville / Long Settlement / Lower Bloomfield /
McKeaghan / Weston / Wilmot
Aberdeen 446.20781 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 75.56473 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

Protected areas and attractions

Notable people

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Carleton County, New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Census Profiles, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Carleton County, New Brunswick
  4. ↑ "Census Profiles, 2016 Census - Select". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  6. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1951, 1996, 2001, 2006 census



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