Albert County, New Brunswick
Albert County | |
|---|---|
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 |
Albert County (2021 population 30,749)[1] is a county in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada on Chignecto Bay in the Bay of Fundy. Prior to the ending of county government in 1967, the shire town was Hopewell Cape. The county was created in 1845 from parts of Westmorland County and Saint John County, and named after Prince Albert.[2]
Census subdivisions
Communities
There are four municipalities within Albert County (listed by 2021 population):[3]
| 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 is subdivided into six parishes (listed by 2021 population):[3] The parishes do not include the municipalities within them.
| 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 | Alma (village) | Mitchells Corner / Teahans Corner |
Demographics
Population
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 |
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [6][7][1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Albert County, New Brunswick[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Total | English
|
French
|
English & French
|
Other
| |||||||||||||
| 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]
|
|
|
|
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "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. pp. 43. ISBN 0-8020-7570-3.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Albert, County, New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Albert County, New Brunswick.