Albert County, New Brunswick
Albert County | |
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 Farm landscape near Alma | |
 Location within New Brunswick | |
| Coordinates: 45°49′N 64°51′W / 45.82°N 64.85°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| Established | 1845 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,806.23 km2 (697.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 30,749 |
| • Density | 17.0/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  5.5% |
| • Dwellings | 13,476 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Area code | 506 |
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Albert County (2021 population 30,749)[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 2021 population):[4]
| Official Name | Status | Area km2 | Population | Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | Town | 34.10 | 20,584 | Coverdale |
| Hillsborough | Village | 12.81 | 1,348 | Hillsborough |
| Riverside-Albert | Village | 3.39 | 348 | Hopewell |
| Alma | Village | 47.64 | 282 | Alma |
Parishes
The county's six parishes serve as rural census subdivisions, which do not include the municipalities within them (listed by 2021 population):[4]
| Official Name | Area km2 | Population | municipalities | Unincorporated communities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coverdale | 236.00 | 4,766 | 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 | 304.03 | 1,397 | 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 | 519.54 | 1,064 | 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 | 149.14 | 597 | Riverside-Albert (village) | Cape Station / Chemical Road / Chester / Curryville / Demoiselle Creek / Hopewell Cape / Hopewell Hill / Lower Cape / McGinleys Corner / Memel Settlement / Mountville / Shepody |
| Harvey | 276.85 | 358 | 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 | 222.74 | 5[a] | Alma (village) | Mitchells Corner / Teahans Corner |
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2021 | 30,749 | +5.5% |
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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.[1]
Canada census – Albert community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 % | |||||
2021 | 30,505 | 26,695 | 2.3% | 87.51% | 2,195 | 10.0% | 7.20% | 490 | 108.5% | 1.61% | 935 | 74.8% | 3.07% | |||||
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:[8]
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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 e "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ 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 "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
- ^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7
External links
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