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Queens County, New Brunswick
County in New Brunswick, Canada
County in New Brunswick, Canada
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Queens |
| settlement_type | County |
| image_map | Map of New Brunswick highlighting Queens County.png |
| map_caption | Location within New Brunswick. |
| seat_type | Shire town |
| seat | Gagetown |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Canada |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | New Brunswick |
| established_title | Established |
| established_date | 1785 |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_land_km2 | 3681.05 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 10,998 |
| population_density_km2 | 3.0 |
| population_blank1_title | Change |
| 2016–2021 | |
| population_blank1 | 5.0% |
| population_blank2_title | Dwellings |
| population_blank2 | 6,854 |
| timezone | AST |
| utc_offset | −4 |
| timezone_DST | ADT |
| utc_offset_DST | −3 |
| area_code | 506 |
2016–2021
Queens County (; 2021 population 10,998
Geography
The county's geography is dominated by the Saint John River and Grand Lake. Coal mining is a major industry in the Minto area. Forestry and mixed farming dominate the rest of the county. The CFB Gagetown military training area takes in a large portion of the western part of the county.
[[Census subdivision]]s
Communities
There are four municipalities within Queens County (listed by 2021 population):
| Official name | Designation | Area km2 | Population | Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minto | Village | 31.36 | 2,234 | Canning |
| Chipman | Village | 19.00 | 1,201 | Chipman |
| Gagetown | Village | 49.32 | 787 | Gagetown |
| Cambridge-Narrows | Village | 106.79 | 715 | Cambridge |
- Part of Minto lies within Sunbury County, but since most of it is in Queens County, Statistics Canada considers it as part of Queens.
Parishes
The county is subdivided into ten parishes (listed by 2021 population):
| Official name | Area km2 | Population | Municipalities | Unincorporated communities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canning | 173.25 | 1,028 | Minto (village) | Back Road / Canning / Clarks Corners / Douglas Harbour / Flowers Cove / Lake Road / |
| Maquapit Lake / Newcastle Center / Newcastle Centre / Newcastle Creek / Princess Park / | ||||
| Scotchtown / Sunnyside Beach / Sypher Cove / Upper Gagetown / Wuhr's Beach Road | ||||
| Chipman | 483.45 | 853 | Chipman (village) | Briggs Corner / Bronson / Bronson Settlement / Camp Wegesegum / Castaway / Coal Creek / |
| Dufferin / Fowlers Corner / Gaspereau Forks / Harley Road / Iron Bound Cove / Kings Mines / | ||||
| Leckey Road / Midland / Redbank / Salmon Creek / Salmon River / The Ridge / Upper Gaspereau | ||||
| Waterborough | 443.16 | 903 | Cox Point / Cumberland Bay / Cumberland Point / Grant Settlement / Mill Cove / | |
| New Dominion Road / Pangburn / Rees / The Range / Union Settlement / Waterborough / | ||||
| Youngs Cove | ||||
| Petersville | 589.95 | 710 | Bayard / Blagdon / Clarendon / Enniskillen / Fowlers Corners / Petersville / Welsford / Wirral / | |
| Wirral Station / Wirral-Enniskillen | ||||
| Cambridge | 113.17 | 684 | Cambridge-Narrows | Cherry Hill / Jemseg / Lower Cambridge / Lower Jemseg / Robertson Point / Scovil / Whites Cove |
| Johnston | 360.87 | 638 | Annidale / Bagdad / Canaan Rapids / Chambres Corner / Codys / Coles Island / Highfield / | |
| Johnston / Long Creek / Partridge Valley / Phillipstown / Salmon Creek / Smith Corner / | ||||
| Thornetown / Washademoak / Waterloo Corner / Youngs Cove Road | ||||
| Wickham | 160.54 | 409 | Bald Hill / Belyeas Cove / Big Cove / Carpenter / Crafts Cove / Henderson Settlement / | |
| London Settlement / MacDonalds Point / Shannon / Wickham | ||||
| Gagetown | 234.58 | 324 | Gagetown (village) | Coytown / Mill Road / Upper Gagetown |
| Hampstead | 212.39 | 288 | Central Hampstead / Elm Hill / Hampstead / McAlpines / Pleasant Villa / Quarries / Queenstown | |
| Brunswick | 703.20 | 224 | Alward / Brookvale / Brunswick / Canaan Forks / Cherryvale / Forks Stream / Hunters Home / | |
| New Canaan |
Demographics
| 1991 |12519 | 1996 |12470 | 2001 |11862 | 2006 |11708 | 2011 |11086 | 2016 |10472 | 2021 |10998
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Queens County had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 3681.05 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Queens County, New Brunswick | Census | Total | Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,170 | 5.3% | 94.08% | 385 | 13.5% | 3.56% | 70 | 75.0% | 0.65% | 170 | |||||||
| 9,655 | 5.3% | 93.83% | 445 | 11.0% | 4.32% | 40 | 0.39% | 150 | ||||||||
| 10,195 | 2.9% | 93.83% | 500 | 18.0% | 4.60% | 40 | 27.3% | 0.37% | 130 | |||||||
| 10,495 | 3.4% | 91.58% | 610 | 17.3% | 5.32% | 55 | 37.5% | 0.48% | 300 | |||||||
| 10,870 | 4.7% | 93.43% | 520 | 23.0% | 4.47% | 40 | 0.0% | 0.34% | 205 | |||||||
| 11,410 | n/a | 93.10% | 675 | n/a | 5.51% | 40 | n/a | 0.37% | 130 |
Transportation
Major highways
Protected areas and attractions
Notable people
Main article: List of people from Queens County, New Brunswick
References
References
- "Place Names of New Brunswick: Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick.
- Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census. 1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census. 2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census. 2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census. 2011]] census
- (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". [[Statistics Canada]].
- "Census Profile, 2016 Census Queens, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada.
- "Census Profile, 2021 Census Queens, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada.
- [http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=1304&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&Data=Count&SearchText=queens&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Queens County, New Brunswick]
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