Sunbury County, New Brunswick

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Sunbury
County
Map of New Brunswick highlighting Sunbury County.png
Location within New Brunswick.
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
Established1785
Area
[1]
 • Land2,692.97 km2 (1,039.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
27,864
 • Density10.3/km2 (27/sq mi)
 • Change
2016-2021
Increase2.svg 0.8%
 • Dwellings
11,903
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code 506

Sunbury County (2021 population 27,864 [1] ) is located in central New Brunswick, Canada. A large military base (CFB Gagetown) is located in the western part of the county south of the town of Oromocto. The county also hosts forestry and mixed farming. Burton is the county shire town.

Contents

Census subdivisions

Communities

There are three municipalities within Sunbury County (listed by 2016 population): [2]

Official nameDesignationArea km2PopulationParish
Oromocto Town22.449,223 Burton
Fredericton Junction Village23.85704 Gladstone
Tracy Village29.46608 Gladstone

Much of the Village of Minto lies within Sunbury County, but since most of it is in Queens County, Statistics Canada considers it as part of Queens. Similarly, a small portion of the city of Fredericton lies within Sunbury County, but is counted as part of York.

First Nations

There is one First Nations reservation in Sunbury County (listed by 2016 population): [3]

Official nameDesignationArea km2PopulationParish
Oromocto 26 Reservation0.31282 Burton
Map of municipal government units in Sunbury County. CoSunbury.png
Map of municipal government units in Sunbury County.

Parishes

The county is subdivided into seven parishes (listed by 2016 population): [2]

Official nameArea km2PopulationMunicipalitiesUnincorporated communities
Lincoln 159.597,177 Lincoln / Lower Lincoln / Rusagonis-Waasis / Rusagonis Station / Sunpoke
Burton 259.105,119 Oromocto (town)
Oromocto 26 (reservation) 		Babbitt / Burpees Corner / Burton / French Lake / Geary / Goan / Haneytown / Lower Burton /
McGowans Corner / Sheffield / Swan Creek / Waterville / Woodside
Maugerville 921.961,831 Maugerville / Noonan / Sunbury / Upper Maugerville
Blissville 341.74919 Blissville / Central Blissville / Germany / Hoyt / Juvenile Settlement / Mill Settlement /
Mill Settlement West / Patterson / Sand Brook
Sheffield 272.16809 Albrights Corner / Fernmount / Lakeville Corner / Randall Corner / Ripples / Scale / Sheffield
Northfield 303.77620 Cantor / Duffys Corner / Hardwood Ridge / Humphrey Corner / New Avon /
New England Settlement / New Zion / North Forks / Slope Road
Gladstone 362.23452 Fredericton Junction (village)
Tracy (village) 		Gladstone / Three Tree Creek / Tracyville / Upper Tracy / Vespra

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sunbury County had a population of 27,864 living in 11,310 of its 11,903 total private dwellings, a change of

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits: [6]

Protected areas and attractions

Notable people

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Sunbury, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Oromocto 26, Indian reserve [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sunbury County, New Brunswick
  6. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN   978-1-55368-618-7



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