Sunbury County, New Brunswick

Sunbury
County

Location within New Brunswick.
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
Established 1785
Area[1]
 • Land 2,697.47 km2 (1,041.50 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 27,143
 • Density 10.1/km2 (26/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 6.3%
 • Dwellings 11,095
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s) 506

Sunbury County (2011 population 27,143) 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 shiretown.

Census subdivisions

Communities

There are three municipalities within Sunbury County (listed by 2011 population):[1]

Official Name Designation Area km2 Population Parish
Oromocto Town 22.37 8,932 Burton
Fredericton Junction Village 31.5 752 Gladstone
Tracy Village 29.39 611 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 2011 population):[1]

Official Name Designation Area km2 Population Parish
Oromocto 26 Reservation 0.28 286 Burton
Map of municipal government units in Sunbury County.

Parishes

The county is subdivided into seven parishes (listed by 2011 population):[1]

Official Name Area km2 Population Municipalities Unincorporated communities
Lincoln 159.83 6,458 Lincoln / Lower Lincoln / Rusagonis-Waasis / Rusagonis Station / Sunpoke
Burton 259.48 5,421 Oromocto (town)
Oromocto 26 (reservation)		 Babbitt / Burpees Corner / Burton / French Lake / Geary / Goan / Haneytown / Lower Burton /
McGowans Corner / Sheffield / Swan Creek / Waterville / Woodside
Maugerville 921.31 1,776 Maugerville / Noonan / Sunbury / Upper Maugerville
Blissville 342.40 926 Blissville / Central Blissville / Germany / Hoyt / Juvenile Settlement / Mill Settlement /
Mill Settlement West / Patterson / Sand Brook
Sheffield 271.95 853 Albrights Corner / Fernmount / Lakeville Corner / Randall Corner / Ripples / Scale / Sheffield
Northfield 304.06 643 Cantor / Duffys Corner / Hardwood Ridge / Humphrey Corner / New Avon /
New England Settlement / New Zion / North Forks / Slope Road
Gladstone 362.18 485 Fredericton Junction (village)
Tracy (village)		 Gladstone / Three Tree Creek / Tracyville / Upper Tracy / Vespra

Demographics

Population trend[2]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 27,143 Increase6.3%
2006 25,542 Decrease0.9%
2001 25,776 Increase1.6%
1996 25,358 Increase7.6%
1991 23,575 N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 22,345 87.68%
French only 2,400 9.42%
Other languages 600 2.35%
Both English and French 140 0.55%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:[4]

  • External Routes:
    • None

Protected areas and attractions

Notable people

See also

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sunbury County, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  3. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Sunbury County, New Brunswick
  4. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7


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