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Victoria
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1844
Shire town	Perth-Andover
Area
• Land	5,505.56 km (2,125.71 sq mi)
Population
• Total	18,617
• Density	3.4/km (9/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	6.5%
• Dwellings	9,178
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code	506

Victoria County (2016 population 18,617) is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Farming, especially of potatoes, is the major industry in the county. The area was named for Queen Victoria.

Census subdivisions

Communities

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

First Nations

There is one First Nations reserve in Victoria County (listed by 2016 population):

Parishes

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

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Victoria County had a population of 18,312 living in 8,249 of its 9,054 total private dwellings, a change of -1.6% from its 2016 population of 18,617. With a land area of 5,492.85 km (2,120.80 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.3/km (8.6/sq mi) in 2021.

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Victoria County, New Brunswick
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Non-official languages
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		18,365		9,930	7.5%	54.07%		7,875	6.7%	42.88%		190		1.00%		370	25.2%	2.01%
2011		19,630		10,740	0.2%	54.71%		8,405	2.2%	42.82%		190	90.0%	0.97%		295	52.4%	1.50%
2006		20,070		10,760	4.7%	53.61%		8,590	3.5%	42.80%		100	48.7%	0.50%		620	18.1%	3.09%
2001		20,915		11,290	6.2%	53.98%		8,905	0.8%	42.58%		195	13.3%	0.93%		525	22.1%	2.51%
1996		21,675		12,040	n/a	55.55%		8,980	n/a	41.43%		225	n/a	1.04%		430	n/a	1.98%

Transportation

Major highways

• Route 2 (TCH)
• Route 17
• Route 105
• Route 108
• Route 109
• Route 130
• Route 190
• Route 218
• Route 375
• Route 380
• Route 385
• Route 390
• Route 395
• Route 560

Railways

The county is crossed by the Canadian National Railway’s mainline Napadogan Subdivision carrying freight and includes the Little Salmon River Trestle, the second largest railway bridge in Canada.

Protected areas and attractions

Notable people

Although not everyone in this list was born in Victoria County, they all live or have lived in Victoria County and have had significant connections to the communities.

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick
• Royal eponyms in Canada

References

1. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Victoria, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
2. "Victoria County", Place Names of New Brunswick: Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, retrieved August 13, 2023
3. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
4. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Tobique 20, Indian reserve [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
10. Religious make-up, for Victoria County, 2001 census - 100% data

External links

• Victoria County Guide

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