Gloucester County, New Brunswick
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Gloucester County (2016 population 78,444Acadian culture. The county is named for Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh.[3]
Census subdivisions
Communities
There are nineteen municipalities within the county (listed by 2016 population):[4]
| Official Name | Designation | Area km2 | Population | Parish |
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| Bathurst | City | 92.04 | 11,897 | Bathurst |
| Tracadie-Sheila | Town (dissolved) | 24.65 | 5,171 | Saumarez |
| Beresford | Town | 19.41 | 4,288 | Beresford |
| Caraquet | Town | 68.35 | 4,248 | Caraquet |
| Shippagan | Town | 10.02 | 2,580 | Shippagan
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| Petit-Rocher | Village | 4.52 | 1,897 | Beresford |
Belledune
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Village | 189.47 | 1,417 | Beresford |
| Bas-Caraquet | Village | 31.01 | 1,305 | Caraquet |
| Lamèque | Town | 12.51 | 1,285 | Shippagan
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| Bertrand | Village | 57.44 | 1,166 | Caraquet |
| Nigadoo | Village | 7.65 | 963 | Beresford |
| Grande-Anse | Village | 24.33 | 899 | New Bandon |
| Pointe-Verte | Village | 13.79 | 886 | Beresford |
| Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël | Village | 15.90 | 879 | Shippagan
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| Le Goulet | Village | 5.49 | 793 | Shippagan
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| Saint-Isidore | Village | 22.94 | 764 | Saint-Isidore |
| Paquetville | Village | 9.26 | 720 | Paquetville |
| Saint-Léolin | Village | 19.73 | 647 | New Bandon |
| Maisonnette | Village | 12.90 | 495 | New Bandon |
First Nations
There is one First Nations reservation in Gloucester County (listed with 2016 population):[4]
| Official Name | Designation | Area km2 | Population | Parish |
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| Pabineau 11 | Reservation | 4.92 | 134 | Bathurst |
Parishes
The county is subdivided into ten parishes (listed by 2016 population):[4]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1991 | 87,613 | — |
| 1996 | 87,601 | −0.0% |
| 2001 | 82,929 | −5.3% |
| 2006 | 78,948 | −4.8% |
| 2011 | 77,792 | −1.5% |
| 2011 rev | 79,943 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 78,444 | −1.9% |
| The 2011 population count was revised[5][1] | ||
As a
census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gloucester County had a population of 78,256 living in 35,830 of its 39,145 total private dwellings, a change of -0.2% from its 2016 population of 78,444. With a land area of 4,734.3 km2 (1,827.9 sq mi), it had a population density of 16.5/km2 (42.8/sq mi) in 2021.[6]
Canada census – Gloucester community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 78,256 (-0.2% from 2016) | 78,444 (+0.8% from 2011) | 77,792 (-1.5% from 2006) |
| Land area | 4,734.30 km2 (1,827.92 sq mi) | 4,743.67 km2 (1,831.54 sq mi) | 4,675.21 km2 (1,805.11 sq mi) |
| Population density | 16.5/km2 (43/sq mi) | 16.5/km2 (43/sq mi) | 16.6/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Median age | 53.6 (M: 52.8, F: 54.0) | 51.1 (M: 50.5, F: 51.6) | 47.9 (M: 47.4, F: 48.4) |
| Private dwellings | 39,145 (total) 35,830 (occupied) | 38,789 (total) | 36,482 (total) |
| Median household income | $60,800 | $52,793 | $46,728 |
Language
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French & English
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Non-official languages
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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77,065
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64,890 |  1.0%
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84.20% | 10,795 |  2.8%
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14.01% | 810 | 8.0%
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1.05% | 220 | 44.3%
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0.28% | |||||
2011
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76,515
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64,270 | 1.4%
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84.00% | 11,105 | 0.5%
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14.51% | 745 | 19.2%
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0.97% | 395 | 41.5%
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0.52% | |||||
2006
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77,675
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65,210 | 4.7%
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83.95% | 11,165 | 8.9%
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14.37% | 625 | 26.0%
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0.80% | 675 | 206.8%
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0.87% | |||||
2001
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81,760
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68,440 | 5.0%
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83.71% | 12,255 | 9.5%
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14.99% | 845 | 8.3%
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1.03% | 220 | 6.4%
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0.27% | |||||
1996
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86,620
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72,060 | n/a | 83.19% | 13,545 | n/a | 15.64% | 780 | n/a | 0.90% | 235 | n/a | 0.27% | |||||
Access Routes
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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Protected areas and attractions
Notable people
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Gloucester, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Gloucester County
- ^ "Gloucester County", Place Names of New Brunswick: Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, retrieved August 13, 2023
- ^ 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ 2011census
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Acadian Coast.
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