Greater Fredericton

Greater Fredericton
Greater Fredericton
Census Metropolitan Area
	Fredericton, N.B.; Census Metropolitan Area
	Fredericton skyline
Interactive Map of Fredericton, N.B.	City of Fredericton
	City of Fredericton
	Coordinates: 45°57′49″N66°38′35″W / 45.96361°N 66.64306°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Principal city	Fredericton
Area (2016)
• Total	5,745.41 km2 (2,218.32 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• CA	101,760
• CA density	17.7/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−3 (ADT)

Last updated May 06, 2024

Greater Fredericton^[2] is the name given to the area encompassing the City of Fredericton in New Brunswick, Canada and its surroundings. Most of this area is along the Saint John River mainly on portions of Route 105, Route 102 and Route 101. Some of the areas mentioned below are included in the area of Greater Fredericton. It is also known as Fredericton Census Agglomeration, Fredericton CA, or The Capital Region. In 2006, the population of the census agglomeration (termed "Greater Fredericton") was 94,268^[3]

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References

1 2 "Population and dwelling counts, for census metropolitan areas, 2011 and 2006 censuses". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
↑ Greater Fredericton, Official Website.
↑ "2006 Community Profiles - Census Metropolitan Area/Census Agglomeration". Archived from the original on 2007-11-18. Retrieved 2013-04-07.

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[2011censusCMAs-1] 1 2 "Population and dwelling counts, for census metropolitan areas, 2011 and 2006 censuses". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-13.

[Greater_Fredericton-2] Greater Fredericton, Official Website.

[www12.statcan.ca-3] "2006 Community Profiles - Census Metropolitan Area/Census Agglomeration". Archived from the original on 2007-11-18. Retrieved 2013-04-07.

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