County in New Brunswick, Canada
County in New Brunswick, Canada
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. The county is named for
Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh .
[3]
Communities
There are nineteen municipalities within the county (listed by 2016 population):
[4]
Official Name
Designation
Area km2
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):
[4]
Parishes
The county is subdivided into ten parishes (listed by 2016 population):
[4]
Official Name
Area km2
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
Historical Census Data - Gloucester County, New Brunswick Year
Pop.
±% 1991 87,613 — 1996 87,601 −0.0% 2001 82,929 −5.3% 2006 78,948 −4.8% 2011 77,792 −1.5% 2011 rev 79,943 +2.8% 2016 78,444 −1.9% The 2011 population count was revised
[5]
[1]
As a
census division in the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada , Gloucester County had a population of 78,256 living in 35,830 of its 39,145 total private dwellings, a change of -0.2% from its 2016 population of 78,444 . With a land area of 4,734.3 km2 (1,827.9 sq mi), it had a population density of 16.5/km2 (42.8/sq mi) in 2021.
[6]
Canada census – Gloucester community profile
Population 78,256 (-0.2% from 2016) 78,444 (+0.8% from 2011) 77,792 (-1.5% from 2006)
Land area 4,734.30 km2 (1,827.92 sq mi) 4,743.67 km2 (1,831.54 sq mi) 4,675.21 km2 (1,805.11 sq mi)
Population density 16.5/km2 (43/sq mi) 16.5/km2 (43/sq mi) 16.6/km2 (43/sq mi)
Median age 53.6 (M: 52.8, F: 54.0) 51.1 (M: 50.5, F: 51.6) 47.9 (M: 47.4, F: 48.4)
Private dwellings 39,145 (total) 35,830 (occupied) 38,789 (total) 36,482 (total)
Median household income $60,800 $52,793 $46,728
Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Gloucester County, New Brunswick
[5]
Census
Total
French
English
French & English
Non-official languages
Year
Responses
Count
Trend
Pop %
Count
Trend
Pop %
Count
Trend
Pop %
Count
Trend
Pop %
2016
77,065
64,890
1.0%
84.20%
10,795
2.8%
14.01%
810
8.0%
1.05%
220
44.3%
0.28%
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:
[11]
Protected areas and attractions
Notable people
See also
References
^
a
b
c
d
"Census Profile, 2016 Census: Gloucester, County [Census division], New Brunswick" . Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 8, 2019 .
^
New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Gloucester County
^ "Gloucester 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
c
d
"2016 Community Profiles" .
2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2019 .
^
a
b Statistics Canada:
1996 ,
2001 ,
2006 ,
2011 census
^
"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 .
^
"2011 Community Profiles" .
2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2014 .
^
"2006 Community Profiles" .
2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^
"2001 Community Profiles" .
2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas
ISBN
978-1-55368-618-7
External links
Places adjacent to Gloucester County, New Brunswick
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