Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Geography
Northumberland County is covered by thick forests, whose products stimulate the economy. The highest peaks in the province, including Mount Carleton lie in the northwestern corner of the county.
The county is dominated by the Miramichi River, world famous for its salmon fishing. The lower portion of the river is an estuary that widens into Miramichi Bay, a part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Services
The city of Miramichi is a local service centre for the county and surrounding regions with schools, hospitals and government offices and retail locations. The county has several saw mills in the city of Miramichi and up the Southwest Branch of the Miramichi River. There were formerly two large pulp and paper mills at Miramichi.
Chatham was also home to an air force base, CFB Chatham, until 1996. Renous-Quarryville, located along the Southwest Miramichi was also home to an army post - a federal maximum security penitentiary is now located on the site.
Census subdivisions
Communities
There are five municipalities within the county (listed by 2016 population):
| Official Name | Designation | Area km | Population | Parish |
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| Miramichi | City | 179.47 | 17,537 | Nelson Newcastle |
| Neguac | Village | 26.75 | 1,684 | Alnwick |
| Rogersville | Village | 7.20 | 1,166 | Rogersville |
| Blackville | Village | 21.13 | 958 | Blackville |
| Doaktown | Village | 29.07 | 792 | Blissfield |
First Nations
There are five First Nations reserves in Northumberland County (listed by 2011 population):
| Official name | Designation | Area km | Population | Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esgenoôpetitj 14 | Reserve | 9.54 | 1,046 | Alnwick |
| Eel Ground 2 | Reserve | 10.90 | 448 | Northesk |
| Red Bank 4 | Reserve | 16.18 | 352 | Southesk |
| Big Hole Tract 8 (South) | Reserve | 27.82 | 34 | Northesk |
| Tabusintac 9 | Reserve | 22.00 | 10 | Alnwick |
Three communities in the county are part of the Miꞌkmaq Nation: Metepenagiag Miꞌkmaq Nation, at the junction of the Northwest Miramichi River and the Little Southwest Miramichi River; Eel Ground First Nation, close to the junction of the Northwest and Southwest Miramichi Rivers near Newcastle; and Burnt Church First Nation on the northern shore of Miramichi Bay.
Parishes
The county is subdivided into thirteen parishes (listed by 2016 population):
- note: Statistics Canada did not report data for Ludlow Parish in the 2016 Census. Data shown is from 2011 Census.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 52,983 | — |
| 1996 | 52,153 | −1.6% |
| 2001 | 50,817 | −2.6% |
| 2006 | 48,868 | −3.8% |
| 2006A | 49,714 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 48,355 | −2.7% |
| 2011R | 46,204 | −4.4% |
| 2016 | 44,952 | −2.7% |
(A) adjustment due to boundary change. (R) 2011 population was revised. | ||
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Northumberland County had a population of 45,005 living in 19,945 of its 21,940 total private dwellings, a change of 0.1% from its 2016 population of 44,952. With a land area of 12,843.39 km (4,958.86 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.5/km (9.1/sq mi) in 2021.
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 45,005 (+0.1% from 2016) | 44,952 (-2.7**% from 2011) | 48,355** (-2.7% from 2006) |
| Land area | 12,843.39 km (4,958.86 sq mi) | 12,868.78 km (4,968.66 sq mi) | 12,932.70 km (4,993.34 sq mi) |
| Population density | 3.5/km (9.1/sq mi) | 3.5/km (9.1/sq mi) | 3.7/km (9.6/sq mi) |
| Median age | 50.8 (M: 50, F: 52) | 49.1 (M: 48.3, F: 49.9) | 46.4 (M: 45.5, F: 47.1) |
| Private dwellings | 19,945 (total) | 21,792 (total) | 22,078 (total) |
| Median household income | $55,223 | $47,858 |
References: 2021 2016 2011 earlier
Language
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English & French
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Non-official languages
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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44,425
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33,095 |  1.9%
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74.49% | 9,705 | 20.2%
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21.85% | 420 |  3.7%
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0.95% | 1,055 | 5.4%
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2.38% | |||||
2011
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47,425
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33,750 | 0.7%
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71.16% | 12,155 | 4.1%
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25.63% | 405 | 80.0%
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0.85% | 1,115 | 26.4%
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2.35% | |||||
2006
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48,185
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33,775 | 3.7%
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70.09% | 12,670 | 6.4%
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26.29% | 225 | 40.8%
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0.47% | 1,515 | 31.7%
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3.14% | |||||
2001
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50,155
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35,090 | 3.7%
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69.96% | 13,535 | 2.1%
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26.99% | 380 | 2.7%
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0.76% | 1,150 | 48.4%
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2.29% | |||||
1996
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51,390
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36,420 | n/a | 70.87% | 13,825 | n/a | 26.90% | 370 | n/a | 0.72% | 775 | n/a | 1.51% | |||||
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:
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Protected areas and attractions
Notable people
See also
References
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Northumberland, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Northumberland County". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7
External links
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