Queens County, New Brunswick
Queens | |
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![]() Location within New Brunswick. | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
Established | 1785 |
Shire town | Gagetown |
Area | |
• Land | 3,686.05 km2 (1,423.19 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 10,472 |
• Density | 2.8/km2 (7/sq mi) |
• Change 2011–2016 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 7,289 |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (ADT) |
Area code | 506 |
Queens County (French: Comté de Queens; 2016 population 10,472[1]) is located in central New Brunswick, Canada. The county shire town is the village of Gagetown. The county was named as an expression of loyalty to the Crown and to commemorate a group of earlier settlers originally from Queens County, New York.[2][3]
Geography
[edit]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.
Communities
[edit]There are four municipalities within Queens County (listed by 2016 population):[4]
Official Name | Designation | Area km2 | Population | Parish |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
[edit]The county is subdivided into ten parishes (listed by 2016 population):[4]
Demographics
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
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% |
[5][6][1] |
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 km2 (1,421.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.0/km2 (7.7/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
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 km2 (1,421.26 sq mi) | 3,686.05 km2 (1,423.19 sq mi) | 3,681.98 km2 (1,421.62 sq mi) |
Population density | 3/km2 (7.8/sq mi) | 2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi) | 3.0/km2 (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
[edit]Canada Census Mother Tongue - Queens County, New Brunswick[5][6][1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | English | French | English & French | Other | |||||||||||||
Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 | 10,290 | 9,655 | ![]() | 93.83% | 445 | ![]() | 4.32% | 40 | ![]() | 0.39% | 150 | ![]() | 1.46% | |||||
2011 | 10,865 | 10,195 | ![]() | 93.83% | 500 | ![]() | 4.60% | 40 | ![]() | 0.37% | 130 | ![]() | 1.20% | |||||
2006 | 11,460 | 10,495 | ![]() | 91.58% | 610 | ![]() | 5.32% | 55 | ![]() | 0.48% | 300 | ![]() | 2.62% | |||||
2001 | 11,635 | 10,870 | ![]() | 93.43% | 520 | ![]() | 4.47% | 40 | ![]() | 0.34% | 205 | ![]() | 1.76% | |||||
1996 | 12,255 | 11,410 | n/a | 93.10% | 675 | n/a | 5.51% | 40 | n/a | 0.37% | 130 | n/a | 1.01% |
Transportation
[edit]Major highways
[edit]Route 2 (TCH)
Route 7
Route 10
Route 101
Route 102
Route 105
Route 112
Route 116
Route 123
Route 690
Route 695
Route 705
Route 710
Route 715
Protected areas and attractions
[edit]Notable people
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Census Profile, 2016 Census Queens, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ "Queens County", Place Names of New Brunswick: Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, retrieved August 13, 2023
- ^ Brown, Thomas J. (1922), Nova Scotia Place Names (PDF), p. 122, retrieved August 13, 2023
- ^ a b c "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Queens County, New Brunswick
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
External links
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