Restigouche County, New Brunswick
Census subdivisions
Communities
There are nine municipalities within Restigouche County (listed by 2016 population):
Official Name | Designation | Area km | Pop 2016 | Parish |
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Campbellton | City | 18.58 | 6,883 | Addington |
Atholville | Village | 119.60 | 3,570 | Addington |
Dalhousie | Town | 15.22 | 3,126 | Dalhousie |
Saint-Quentin | Town | 4.24 | 2,194 | Saint-Quentin |
Kedgwick | Rural community | 658.08 | 1,979 | Grimmer |
Eel River Dundee | Village | 65.48 | 1,953 | Dalhousie |
Balmoral | Village | 43.39 | 1,674 | Balmoral |
Charlo | Village | 31.30 | 1,310 | Colborne |
Tide Head | Village | 19.43 | 938 | Addington |
First Nations
There are two First Nations reservations in Restigouche County (listed by 2016 population):
Official Name | Designation | Area km | Population | Parish |
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Eel River 3 | Reservation | 1.46 | 329 | Dalhousie |
Indian Ranch | Reservation | 0.58 | 89 | Dalhousie |
Parishes
The county is subdivided into eight parishes. (Listed by 2016 population, excluding municipalities):
- note: Grimmer Parish has been dissolved and amalgamated as part of the Rural Community of Kedgwick, effective July 2012.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1991 | 39,248 | — |
1996 | 38,701 | −1.4% |
2001 | 36,134 | −6.6% |
2006 | 33,834 | −6.4% |
2011 | 32,594 | −3.7% |
2016 | 30,955 | −5.0% |
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Restigouche County had a population of 30,700 living in 14,165 of its 15,288 total private dwellings, a change of -0.8% from its 2016 population of 30,955. With a land area of 8,566.82 km (3,307.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.6/km (9.3/sq mi) in 2021.
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 30,700 (-0.8% from 2016) | 30,955 (-5.0% from 2011) | 32,594 (-3.7% from 2006) |
Land area | 8,566.82 km (3,307.67 sq mi) | 8,580.00 km (3,312.76 sq mi) | 8,579.66 km (3,312.63 sq mi) |
Population density | 3.6/km (9.3/sq mi) | 3.6/km (9.3/sq mi) | 3.8/km (9.8/sq mi) |
Median age | 53.6 (M: 52.8, F: 54.4) | 51.7 (M: 51.2, F: 52.1) | 48.7 (M: 48.2, F: 49.2) |
Private dwellings | 14,165 (total) | 15,259 (total) | 15,468 (total) |
Median household income | $49,553 | $43,065 |
Language
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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30,155
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19,415 | ![]() |
64.38% | 9,930 | ![]() |
32.93% | 555 | ![]() |
1.84% | 255 | ![]() |
0.85% | |||||
2011
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31,640
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20,150 | ![]() |
63.68% | 10,690 | ![]() |
33.79% | 560 | ![]() |
1.77% | 240 | ![]() |
0.76% | |||||
2006
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33,045
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21,030 | ![]() |
63.64% | 11,175 | ![]() |
33.82% | 425 | ![]() |
1.29% | 415 | ![]() |
1.25% | |||||
2001
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35,405
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22,300 | ![]() |
62.98% | 12,310 | ![]() |
34.77% | 540 | ![]() |
1.53% | 255 | ![]() |
0.72% | |||||
1996
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38,145
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23,530 | n/a | 61.68% | 13,720 | n/a | 35.97% | 685 | n/a | 1.80% | 210 | n/a | 0.55% |
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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