Welsford, New Brunswick
Geography
The county's geography is dominated by the Saint John River and Grand Lake. Coal mining is a major industry in the Minto area. Forestry and mixed farming dominate the rest of the county. The CFB Gagetown military training area takes in a large portion of the western part of the county.
Census subdivisions
Communities
There are four municipalities within Queens County (listed by 2016 population):
Official Name | Designation | Area km | Population | Parish |
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Minto | Village | 31.68 | 2,305 | Canning |
Chipman | Village | 19.02 | 1,104 | Chipman |
Gagetown | Village | 49.47 | 711 | Gagetown |
Cambridge-Narrows | Village | 107.19 | 562 | Cambridge |
- Part of Minto lies within Sunbury County, but since most of it is in Queens County, Statistics Canada considers it as part of Queens.
Parishes
The county is subdivided into ten parishes (listed by 2016 population):
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1991 | 12,519 | — |
1996 | 12,470 | −0.4% |
2001 | 11,862 | −4.9% |
2006 | 11,708 | −1.3% |
2011 | 11,086 | −5.3% |
2016 | 10,472 | −5.5% |
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Queens County had a population of 10,998 living in 5,133 of its 6,854 total private dwellings, a change of 5% from its 2016 population of 10,472. With a land area of 3,681.05 km (1,421.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.0/km (7.7/sq mi) in 2021.
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 10,998 (+5.0% from 2016) | 10,472 (−5.5% from 2011) | 11,086 (−5.3% from 2006) |
Land area | 3,681.05 km (1,421.26 sq mi) | 3,686.05 km (1,423.19 sq mi) | 3,681.98 km (1,421.62 sq mi) |
Population density | 3/km (7.8/sq mi) | 2.8/km (7.3/sq mi) | 3.0/km (7.8/sq mi) |
Median age | 56.4 (M: 56, F: 56.8) | 54.4 (M: 54.2, F: 54.6) | 51.3 (M: 51.0, F: 51.7) |
Private dwellings | 5,135 (total) | 7,289 (total) | 7,337 (total) |
Median household income | $48,539 | $45,555 |
Language
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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10,290
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9,655 | ![]() |
93.83% | 445 | ![]() |
4.32% | 40 | ![]() |
0.39% | 150 | ![]() |
1.46% | |||||
2011
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10,865
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10,195 | ![]() |
93.83% | 500 | ![]() |
4.60% | 40 | ![]() |
0.37% | 130 | ![]() |
1.20% | |||||
2006
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11,460
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10,495 | ![]() |
91.58% | 610 | ![]() |
5.32% | 55 | ![]() |
0.48% | 300 | ![]() |
2.62% | |||||
2001
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11,635
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10,870 | ![]() |
93.43% | 520 | ![]() |
4.47% | 40 | ![]() |
0.34% | 205 | ![]() |
1.76% | |||||
1996
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12,255
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11,410 | n/a | 93.10% | 675 | n/a | 5.51% | 40 | n/a | 0.37% | 130 | n/a | 1.01% |
Transportation
Major highways
Route 2 (TCH)
Route 7
Route 10
Route 101
Route 102
Route 105
Route 112
Route 116
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Route 690
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