Albert County, New Brunswick
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Location within New Brunswick |
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Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
Established | 1845 |
Area[1] | |
• Land | 1,806.54 km2 (697.51 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 28,846 |
• Density | 16.0/km2 (41/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 4.7% |
• Dwellings | 12,573 |
Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
• Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) |
Area code(s) | 506 |
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Albert County (2011 population 28,846) is a county located in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada on Chignecto Bay in the Bay of Fundy. Prior to the abolition of county government in 1967, the county seat was Hopewell Cape. The county was established in 1845 from parts of Westmorland County and Saint John County, and named after Prince Albert.[2]
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Census subdivisions
Communities
There are four incorporated municipalities within Albert County (listed by 2011 population):[1]
Official Name | Status | Area km2 | Population | Parish |
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Riverview | Town | 33.88 | 19,128 | Coverdale |
Hillsborough | Village | 12.98 | 1,350 | Hillsborough |
Riverside-Albert | Village | 3.41 | 353 | Harvey |
Alma | Village | 47.64 | 232 | Alma |
Parishes
The county is subdivided into six parishes (listed by 2011 population):[1]
Demographics
Population
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Language
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French
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English & French
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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28,590
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26,135 | 4.0% | 91.41% | 1,845 | 17.1% | 6.45% | 200 | 207.7% | 0.70% | 410 | 16.3% | 1.43% | |||||
2006
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27,260
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25,130 | 2.0% | 92.19% | 1,575 | 9.4% | 5.78% | 65 | 43.5% | 0.24% | 490 | 78.2% | 1.80% | |||||
2001
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26,470
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24,640 | 0.1% | 93.09% | 1,440 | 10.8% | 5.44% | 115 | 15.0% | 0.43% | 275 | 44.7% | 1.04% | |||||
1996
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26,255
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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:[6]
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Protected areas and attractions
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- Fundy National Park
- Chignecto North
- Headquarters
- Point Wolfe
- Visitors Centre
- Hopewell Rocks
- McManus Hill Natural Protected Area
- Shepody National Wildlife Area
- Wilson Brook Natural Protected Area
- Cape Enrage
- Albert County Museum
Notable People
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See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Albert County, New Brunswick Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7
External links
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Westmorland County | |||
Kings County Saint John County |
Westmorland County | |||
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Bay of Fundy Cumberland County, Nova Scotia |