Gloucester County, New Brunswick

Gloucester County (2016 population 78,444[1]) is located in the northeastern corner of New Brunswick, Canada.[2] Fishing, mining and forestry are the major industries in the county. The eastern section of the county is known for its Acadian culture.

Gloucester
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1826
Area [1]
• Land	4,743.67 km^2 (1,831.54 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	78,444
• Density	16.5/km^2 (43/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	1.9%
• Dwellings	38,789
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code(s)	506

Census subdivisions

Communities

There are nineteen municipalities within the county (listed by 2016 population):[3]

Official Name	Designation	Area km^2	Population	Parish
Bathurst	City	92.04	11,897	Bathurst
Tracadie–Sheila	Town (dissolved)	24.65	5,171	Saumarez
Beresford	Town	19.41	4,288	Beresford
Caraquet	Town	68.35	4,248	Caraquet
Shippagan	Town	10.02	2,580	Shippagan
Petit-Rocher	Village	4.52	1,897	Beresford
Belledune	Village	189.47	1,417	Beresford
Bas-Caraquet	Village	31.01	1,305	Caraquet
Lamèque	Town	12.51	1,285	Shippagan
Bertrand	Village	57.44	1,166	Caraquet
Nigadoo	Village	7.65	963	Beresford
Grande-Anse	Village	24.33	899	New Bandon
Pointe-Verte	Village	13.79	886	Beresford
Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël	Village	15.90	879	Shippagan
Le Goulet	Village	5.49	793	Shippagan
Saint-Isidore	Village	22.94	764	Saint-Isidore
Paquetville	Village	9.26	720	Paquetville
Saint-Léolin	Village	19.73	647	New Bandon
Maisonnette	Village	12.90	495	New Bandon

First Nations

There is one First Nations reservation in Gloucester County (listed with 2016 population):[3]

Official Name	Designation	Area km^2	Population	Parish
Pabineau 11	Reservation	4.92	134	Bathurst

Parishes

The county is subdivided into ten parishes (listed by 2016 population):[3]

Official Name	Area km^2	Population	Municipalities	Unincorporated communities
Saumarez	326.78	6,618	Tracadie-Sheila (town)	Benoit / Charnisay / Commeau / Ferguson Point / Gauvreau / Haut-Sheila / Leech / Little Gaspereau / Losier Settlement / Petit-Tracadie / Pointe-à-Bouleau / Pont-Lafrance / Rivière-à-la-truite / Saint Irénée and Alderwood / Saint-Isidore Station / Saint-Pons / Saumarez / St. Pierre / Tracadie Beach / Val-Comeau
Beresford	456.86	6,248	Beresford (town) Petit-Rocher (village) Belledune (village) Nigadoo (village) Pointe-Verte (village)	Alcida and Dauversière / Dempsey Settlement / Devereaux / Dunlop / Free Grant / LaPlante / Lincour / Madran / Massabielle / Nicholas-Denys / Robertville / Saint-Laurent / Sainte-Louise / Sainte-Rosette / Sormany / St. George / Tremblay / Val-Michaud
Shippegan	208.08	4,800	Shippagan (town) Lamèque (town) Le Goulet (village) Ste-Marie-St-Raphaël (village)	Cap-Bateau / Chiasson-Savoy / Coteau Road / Haut-Lamèque / Haut-Shippagan / Herring Point / Miscou Centre / Miscou Harbour / Miscou Lighthouse / Miscou Plains / Petite-Lamèque / Petite-Rivière-de-l'lle / Petit-Shippagan / Pigeon Hill / Pointe-Alexandre / Pointe-Brûlé / Pointe-Canot / Sainte-Cécile / Shippagan Portage / Wilson Point
Bathurst	1504.87	4,797	Bathurst (city) Pabineau 11 (reservation)	Bartibog Station / Bathurst Mines / Big Antler / Big Moose / Big River / Blue Mountain Settlement / Bruce / Brunswick Mines / Chamberlain Settlement / Goodwin Mill / Gloucester Junction / Hachey Siding / Lawson Brook Siding / Miller Brook / Nepisiguit Junction / North Tetagouche / Ottawa Road / Pitre Road / Red Pine / Rio Grande / Russell / Salmon Beach / South Tetagouche / Tetagouche Hill / Upper Rosehill
Inkerman	107.56	2,366		Boudreau Road / Cowans Creek / Evangeline / Four Roads / Gaspereau / Haché Road / Haut Pokemouche / Inkerman / Inkerman Ferry / Landry / Maltampec / Pokemouche / Pokemouche Junction / Sainte-Rose-Gloucester / Six Roads
Paquetville	220.51	2,329	Paquetville (village)	Burnsville / Notre-Dame-des-Érables / Petit-Paquetville / Rang-Saint-Georges / Saint-Amateur / Trudel / Val-Doucet
Allardville	654.69	2,032		Allardville / Allardville East / Veniot / Bear Landing / Beaubois / Butte-d'Or / Daulnay / Goodwin Mill / Jeanne-Mance / Saint-Sauveur
Saint-Isidore	173.25	1,361	Saint-Isidore (village)	Bois-Blanc / Bois-Gagnon / Boishébert / Duguayville / Hacheyville / Haut-Saint-Isidore / Haut Tilley Road / Pokemouche Landing / Pont-Landry / Spruce Brook / Tilley Road
Caraquet	109.97	1,337	Caraquet (town) Bas-Caraquet (village) Bertrand (village)	Blanchard Settlement / Caraquet Island / Haut-Saint-Simon / Marsoliau / Pokesudie / Saint-Simon / Saint-Simon Centre
New Bandon	359.11	1,214	Grande-Anse (village) Maisonnette (village) Saint-Léolin (village)	Anse-Bleue / Bertrand Station / Black Rock / Canobie / Clifton / Dugas / Janeville / Johnson / Lobster Beach / New Bandon-Salmon Beach / Pokeshaw / Rocheville / Springfield / Stonehaven / Village-des-Poirier / Village-Saint-Paul / Waterloo Settlement

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Gloucester County, New Brunswick community profile
	2016	2011	2006
Population:	78,444 (+0.8% from 2011)	77,792 (-1.5% from 2006)	78,948 (-4.8% from 2001)
Land area:	4,743.67 km^2 (1,831.54 sq mi)	4,675.21 km^2 (1,805.11 sq mi)	4,673.36 km^2 (1,804.39 sq mi)
Population density:	16.5/km^2 (43/sq mi)	16.6/km^2 (43/sq mi)	16.9/km^2 (44/sq mi)
Median age:	51.1 (M: 50.5, F: 51.6)	47.9 (M: 47.4, F: 48.4)	44.2 (M: 43.8, F: 44.7)
Total private dwellings:	38,789	36,482	36,192
Median household income:	$52,793	$46,728	$40,028
References: 2016[3] 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6]

Historical Census Data - Gloucester County, New Brunswick

Year Pop. ±% 1991 87,613 —     1996 87,601 −0.0% 2001 82,929 −5.3%	Year Pop. ±% 2006 78,948 −4.8% 2011 77,792 −1.5% 2011 rev 79,943 +2.8%	Year Pop. ±% 2016 78,444 −1.9%
The 2011 population count was revised[7][1]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Gloucester County, New Brunswick[7]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		76,515		64,270	1.4%	84.00%		11,105	0.5%	14.51%		745	19.2%	0.97%		395	41.5%	0.52%
2006		77,675		65,210	4.7%	83.95%		11,165	8.9%	14.37%		625	26.0%	0.80%		675	206.8%	0.87%
2001		81,760		68,440	5.0%	83.71%		12,255	9.5%	14.99%		845	8.3%	1.03%		220	6.4%	0.27%
1996		86,620		72,060	n/a	83.19%		13,545	n/a	15.64%		780	n/a	0.90%		235	n/a	0.27%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:[8]

Highways Route 8 Route 11

Principal Routes Route 113 Route 134 Route 135 Route 145 Route 150 Route 160 Route 180

Secondary Routes: Route 315 Route 320 Route 322 Route 303 Route 305 Route 310 Route 313 Route 325 Route 330 Route 335

Secondary Routes (cont): Route 340 Route 345 Route 350 Route 355 Route 360 Route 363 Route 365 Route 370 Route 430

External Routes: None

Protected areas and attractions

Notable people

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Gloucester, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Gloucester County
3. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
4. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
5. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
6. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
8. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7

External links

• Gloucester County Guide