Albert County, New Brunswick
Albert County (2016 population 29,158)[1] is New Brunswick's third-youngest county, located on the Western side of the Petitcodiac River on the Chignecto Bay in the Bay of Fundy; the shire town is Hopewell Cape. The county was established in 1845 from parts of Westmorland County and Saint John County, and named after Prince Albert.[2] Since the abolition of county municipal governments in 1967, its best-known use is as a census division.
The mineral albertite was discovered a few miles away in 1849, giving rise to Albert Mines.[3]
Municipalities
There are four municipalities within Albert County (listed by 2016 population):[4]
Official Name | Status | Area km2 | Population | Parish |
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Riverview | Town | 35.45 | 19,667 | Coverdale |
Hillsborough | Village | 12.83 | 1,277 | Hillsborough |
Riverside-Albert | Village | 3.35 | 350 | Hopewell |
Alma | Village | 47.60 | 213 | Alma |
Parishes
The county's six parishes serve as rural census subdivisions, which do not include the municipalities within them (listed by 2016 population):[4]
Official Name | Area km2 | Population | municipalities | Unincorporated communities |
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Coverdale | 236.04 | 4,466 | Riverview (town) | Colpitts Settlement / Five Points / Grub Road / Lower Coverdale / Lower Turtle Creek / Middlesex / Middle Coverdale / Nixon / Pine Glen / Price / Salisbury Back Road / Stoney Creek / Synton / Turtle Creek / Upper Coverdale |
Hillsborough | 304.05 | 1,308 | Hillsborough (village) | Albert Mines / Baltimore / Beech Hill / Berryton / Caledonia Mountain / Dawson Settlement / Edgetts Landing / Isaiah Corner / Osborne Corner / Rosevale / Salem / Shenstone / Steeves Mills / Steevescote / Weldon |
Elgin | 519.59 | 892 | Church Hill / Churchs Corner / Elgin / Ferndale / Forest Hill / Goshen / Gowland Mountain / Harrison Settlement / Hillside / Little River / Mapleton / Meadow / Midland / Parkindale / Pleasant Vale / Prosser Brook / Ross Corner | |
Hopewell | 149.08 | 647 | Riverside-Albert (village) | Cape Station / Chemical Road / Chester / Curryville / Demoiselle Creek / Hopewell Cape / Hopewell Hill / Lower Cape / McGinleys Corner / Memel Settlement / Mountville / Shepody |
Harvey | 277.27 | 333 | Beaver Brook / Brookville / Cape Enrage / Derrys Corner / Germantown / Harvey / Harvey Bank / Little Ridge / Midway / New Horton / New Ireland / Upper New Horton / Waterside / West River | |
Alma | 222.62 | 5[a] | Alma (village) | Mitchells Corner / Teahans Corner |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1851 | 6,313 | — |
1861 | 9,444 | +49.6% |
1871 | 10,672 | +13.0% |
1881 | 12,329 | +15.5% |
1891 | 10,971 | −11.0% |
1901 | 10,925 | −0.4% |
1911 | 9,691 | −11.3% |
1921 | 8,607 | −11.2% |
1931 | 7,679 | −10.8% |
1941 | 8,421 | +9.7% |
1951 | 9,910 | +17.7% |
1956 | 10,943 | +10.4% |
1961 | 12,485 | +14.1% |
1966 | 13,944 | +11.7% |
1971 | 16,307 | +16.9% |
1976 | 22,159 | +35.9% |
1981 | 23,632 | +6.6% |
1986 | N/A | — |
1991 | 25,640 | — |
1996 | 26,492 | +3.3% |
2001 | 26,749 | +1.0% |
2006 | 27,562 | +3.0% |
2011 | 28,846 | +4.7% |
2016 | 29,158 | +1.1% |
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As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Albert County had a population of 30,749 living in 12,913 of its 13,476 total private dwellings, a change of 5.5% from its 2016 population of 29,158. With a land area of 1,806.23 km2 (697.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 17.0/km2 (44.1/sq mi) in 2021.[6]
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 30,749 (+5.5% from 2016) | 29,158 (+1.1% from 2011) | 28,846 (+4.7% from 2006) |
Land area | 1,806.23 km2 (697.39 sq mi) | 1,807.88 km2 (698.03 sq mi) | 1,806.54 km2 (697.51 sq mi) |
Population density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) | 16.1/km2 (42/sq mi) | 16.0/km2 (41/sq mi) |
Median age | 46.0 (M: 44.8, F: 47.2) | 45.0 (M: 44.0, F: 46.0) | 42.9 (M: 41.8, F: 43.9) |
Private dwellings | 13,476 (total) 12,913 (occupied) | 13,111 (total) | 12,573 (total) |
Median household income | $77,500 | $66,521 | $60,952 |
Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Albert County, New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | English | French | English & French | Non-official languages | |||||||||||||
Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 | 28,930 | 26,105 | 0.2% | 90.24% | 1,995 | 8.1% | 6.90% | 235 | 17.5% | 0.81% | 535 | 30.5% | 1.85% | |||||
2011 | 28,590 | 26,135 | 4.0% | 91.41% | 1,845 | 17.1% | 6.45% | 200 | 207.7% | 0.70% | 410 | 16.3% | 1.43% | |||||
2006 | 27,260 | 25,130 | 2.0% | 92.19% | 1,575 | 9.4% | 5.78% | 65 | 43.5% | 0.24% | 490 | 78.2% | 1.80% | |||||
2001 | 26,470 | 24,640 | 0.1% | 93.09% | 1,440 | 10.8% | 5.44% | 115 | 15.0% | 0.43% | 275 | 44.7% | 1.04% | |||||
1996 | 26,255 | 24,665 | n/a | 93.94% | 1,300 | n/a | 4.95% | 100 | n/a | 0.38% | 190 | n/a | 0.72% |
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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- Fundy National Park
- Chignecto North
- Headquarters
- Point Wolfe
- Visitors Centre
- Hopewell Rocks
- Shepody National Wildlife Area
- Wilson Brook Natural Protected Area
- Cape Enrage
- Albert County Museum
Notable people
See also
Notes
- ^ Population is rounded in census for privacy reasons.
References
- ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census Albert, County, New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ Hamilton, William Baillie (1996). Place Names of Atlantic Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 43. ISBN 0-8020-7570-3.
- ^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 70. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
- ^ a b c "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7
External links
- Albert County Guide
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