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Carleton
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1831
Electoral Districts      Federal	Tobique—Mactaquac
Provincial	Carleton & Victoria-Tobique
Area
• Land	3,312.72 km (1,279.05 sq mi)
Population
• Total	26,220
• Density	7.9/km (20/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2016	3.0%
• Dwellings	11,823
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code	506

Carleton County (2016 population 26,220) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada.

The western border is Aroostook County, Maine, the northern border is Victoria County, and the southeastern border is York County from which it was formed in 1831. The Saint John River bisects the western section of the county. The Southwest Miramichi River flows through the eastern section of the county. Potato farming is a major industry. The scenic town of Hartland is home to the longest covered bridge in the world.

Transportation

Major highways

• Route 2 (TCH)
• Route 95
• Route 103
• Route 104
• Route 105
• Route 107
• Route 110
• Route 130
• Route 165
• Route 540
• Route 550
• Route 555
• Route 560
• Route 565
• Route 570
• Route 575
• Route 580
• Route 585
• Route 590
• Route 595

Census subdivisions

Communities

There are five incorporated municipalities within Carleton County (listed by 2016 population):

First Nations

There is one First Nations reserve in Carleton County, the Woodstock_First_Nation:

Parishes

The county is subdivided into eleven parishes (listed by 2016 population):

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Carleton County had a population of 26,360 living in 11,120 of its 11,865 total private dwellings, a change of 0.7% from its 2016 population of 26,178. With a land area of 3,309.06 km (1,277.64 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.0/km (20.6/sq mi) in 2021.

Population trend Census Population Change (%) 2016 26,220 3.0% 2011 27,019 1.5% 2006 26,632 2.0% 2001 27,184 1.0% 1996 26,910 3.4% 1991 26,026 N/A 1951 22,269 N/A

Mother tongue language (2011) Language Population Pct (%) English only 25,420 95.28% French only 445 1.67% Non-official languages 705 2.64% Multiple responses 115 0.43%

Protected areas and attractions

Notable people

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

1. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Carleton County, New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
2. "Census Profiles, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
3. ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Carleton County, New Brunswick
4. "Census Profiles, 2016 Census - Select". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
6. Statistics Canada: 1951, 1996, 2001, 2006 census

• Ketchum, T.C.L. (1981) . A Short History of Carleton County New Brunswick (2nd ed.). Non-Entity Press. 86pp. ISBN 0-9690215-5-0.

External links

• Carleton County Colloquialisms
• McCain Foods Ltd
• Town of Woodstock
• Town of Hartland
• Falls Brook Centre

v t e Places adjacent to Carleton County, New Brunswick
Victoria County Aroostook County, Maine  United States Carleton County York County York County

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• Carleton County, New Brunswick
• Counties of New Brunswick