Charlotte County
Comté de Charlotte | |
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 Location within New Brunswick | |
| Coordinates: 45°10′N 66°50′W / 45.167°N 66.833°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| Established | 1785 |
| Named for | Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
| Area | |
| • Land | 3,426.97 km2 (1,323.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)
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| • Total | 25,428 |
| • Density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  4.2% |
| • Dwellings | 13,513 |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 ( AST) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC−03:00 (ADT) |
| Area code | 506 |
Charlotte County (2016 population 25,428 [1]) is the most southwestern county of New Brunswick, Canada.
It was formed in 1784 when New Brunswick was partitioned from Nova Scotia [2] and named for Queen Charlotte. [3] Once a layer of local government, the county seat was abolished with the New Brunswick Equal Opportunity program in 1966. Counties continue to be used as census subdivisions by Statistics Canada.
Located in the southwestern corner of the province, bordering the US state of Maine, Charlotte County is at the northern end of the Appalachian Mountains, which gives it a rugged terrain that includes Mount Pleasant. The St. Croix, Magaguadavic, and Digdegaush rivers drain into the Bay of Fundy. The county includes the large, populated islands of Grand Manan, White Head, Deer Island, and Campobello.
Eighteen per cent of the workforce is employed in aquaculture. Connors Bros., the largest sardine canning facility in North America, is located in Blacks Harbour. Cooke Aquaculture is an Atlantic salmon farming company, founded and headquartered in St. George. A paper mill, operated by JD Irving, is in Utopia, and Flakeboard Co. Ltd. operates outside of St. Stephen. Ganong Bros., Canada's oldest chocolate company, maintains its factory in St. Stephen.
Governance is in the form of New Brunswick municipalities in the case of the towns of St. Andrews, St. George, and St. Stephen, the villages of Grand Manan and Blacks Harbour, and the rural community of Campobello Island. The remaining parts of the county are administered as local service districts of the Southwest New Brunswick Regional Service Commission, except Clarendon, which is part of RSC 11 in neighbouring Sunbury County.
Demographics
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Charlotte County had a population of 26,015 living in 11,560 of its 13,449 total private dwellings, a change of 2.3% from its 2016 population of 25,428. With a land area of 3,418.24 km2 (1,319.79 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.6/km2 (19.7/sq mi) in 2021. [6]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 26,015 (+2.3% from 2016) | 25,428 (-4.2% from 2011) | 26,549 (-1.3% from 2006) |
| Land area | 3,418.24 km2 (1,319.79 sq mi) | 3,426.97 km2 (1,323.16 sq mi) | 3,424.33 km2 (1,322.14 sq mi) |
| Population density | 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi) | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Median age | 49.6 (M: 48.8, F: 50.4) | 47.9 (M: 47.0, F: 48.8) | 45.1 (M: 44.0, F: 46.0) |
| Private dwellings | 13,449 (total) 11,560 (occupied) | 13,513 (total) | 13,486 (total) |
| Median household income | $67,500 | $55,701 | $48,953 |
Population by census subdivision
| Official name | Designation | Area: km2 (sq mi) | 2016 population [8] |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Stephen | Town | 13.52 (5.22) | 4,415 |
| Grand Manan | Village | 152.77 (58.98) | 2,360 |
| St. Andrews | Town | 8.35 (3.22) | 1,786 |
| St. George | Town | 16.17 (6.24) | 1,517 |
| Saint George | Parish | 2,141 | |
| Pennfield | Parish | 2,170 | |
| Saint Stephen | Parish | 1,839 | |
| Saint David | Parish | 1,529 | |
| Saint James | Parish | 1,186 | |
| Fundy Bay | LSD | 60.24 | 1,167 |
| Dennis-Weston | LSD | 43.94 | 1,023 |
| Blacks Harbour | Village | 9.06 (3.50) | 894 |
| Campobello Island | Rural community | 39.67 (15.32) | 872 |
| West Isles | Parish | 797 | |
| Lepreau | Parish | 707 | |
| Saint Patrick | Parish | 689 | |
| Saint Croix | Parish | 657 | |
| Dufferin | Parish | 573 | |
| Saint Andrews | Parish | 553 | |
| Western Charlotte part B | LSD | 28.97 | 534 |
| Western Charlotte part A | LSD | 162.3 | 435 |
| Dumbarton | Parish | 335 | |
| Beaver Harbour | LSD | 2.25 | 277 |
| Grand Manan | Parish | 145 | |
| Clarendon | Parish | 63 |
Language
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| Census | Total | English
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French
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English & French
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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25,115
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23,850 | 4.9%
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94.96% | 580 | 5.2%
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2.31% | 50 | 10.0%
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0.21% | 570 |  12.9%
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2.27% | |||||
2011
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26,185
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25,015 | 2.4%
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95.53% | 610 | 7.0%
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2.33% | 55 | 120.0%
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0.21% | 505 | 26.3%
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1.93% | |||||
2006
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26,620
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25,625 | 1.8%
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96.26% | 570 | 15.6%
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2.14% | 25 | 28.6%
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0.10% | 400 | 90.5%
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1.50% | |||||
2001
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27,020
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26,100 | 0.2%
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96.59% | 675 | 23.9%
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2.50% | 35 | 22.2%
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0.13% | 210 | 16.0%
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0.78% | |||||
1996
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26,990
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26,150 | n/a | 96.89% | 545 | n/a | 2.02% | 45 | n/a | 0.17% | 250 | n/a | 0.93% | |||||
Infrastructure
Power generation
Hydroelectric dams operate in St. George and St. Stephen at Milltown, though the latter is currently being decommissioned.
Major highways
See also
- List of communities in New Brunswick
- List of historic places in Charlotte County, New Brunswick
- List of people from Charlotte County, New Brunswick
- Disputed areas with the United States: Machias Seal Island, North Rock
- List of parishes in New Brunswick
- Royal eponyms in Canada
References
- ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Charlotte, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- ^ Slumkoski, Corey (2005). "The Partition of Nova Scotia". The Winslow Papers. Electronic text centre (UNB Libraries). Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Charlotte County", Place Names of New Brunswick: Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, retrieved August 13, 2023
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Charlotte 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 October 19, 2023.
- ^ a b "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
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