Carleton County, New Brunswick

Carleton
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1831
Electoral Districts      Federal	Tobique—Mactaquac
Provincial	Carleton & Victoria-Tobique
Area[1]
• Land	3,313.15 km2 (1,279.21 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	27,019
• Density	8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	1.5%
• Dwellings	11,742
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	506

Carleton County (2011 population 27,019) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada.

The western border is Aroostook County, Maine, the northern border is Victoria County, and the southeastern border is York County from which it was formed in 1831. The Saint John River bisects the western section of the county. The Southwest Miramichi River flows through the eastern section of the county. Potato farming is a major industry. The scenic town of Hartland is home to the longest covered bridge in the world.

Transportation

Major Highways

• Route 2 (TCH)
• Route 95
• Route 103
• Route 105
• Route 550
• Route 555

Census subdivisions

Communities

There are five incorporated municipalities within Carleton County (listed by 2011 population):^[1]

First Nations

Map of municipal government units in Carleton County.

There is one First Nations reserve in Carleton County (listed by 2011 population):^[1]

Parishes

The county is subdivided into eleven parishes (listed by 2011 population):^[1]

Demographics

Population trend[2] Census Population Change (%) 2011 27,019 1.5% 2006 26,632 2.0% 2001 27,184 1.0% 1996 26,910 3.4% 1991 26,026 N/A 1951 22,269 N/A

Mother tongue language (2011)[1] Language Population Pct (%) English only 25,420 95.28% French only 445 1.67% Non-official languages 705 2.64% Multiple responses 115 0.43%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:^[3]

Protected areas and attractions

Notable people

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

• Ketchum, T.C.L. (1981) [1922]. A Short History of Carleton County New Brunswick (2nd ed.). Non-Entity Press. 86pp. ISBN 0-9690215-5-0. 

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carleton County, New Brunswick.

• Carleton County Colloquialisms
• McCain Foods Ltd
• Town of Woodstock
• Town of Hartland
• Falls Brook Centre

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	Aroostook County, Maine  United States		York County
		Carleton County
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Subdivisions of New Brunswick
Subdivisions	Counties Parishes Municipalities Rural communities Local service districts Municipal amalgamations Communities First Nations School districts Regions
Cities	Bathurst Campbellton Dieppe Edmundston Fredericton Miramichi Moncton Saint John
Counties	Albert Carleton Charlotte Gloucester Kent Kings Madawaska Northumberland Queens Restigouche Saint John Sunbury Victoria Westmorland York
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Coordinates: 46°21′N 67°19′W / 46.350°N 67.317°W / 46.350; -67.317