Carleton County, New Brunswick

Carleton
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1831
Electoral Districts      Federal	Tobique—Mactaquac
Provincial	Carleton & Victoria-Tobique
Area[1]
• Land	3,313.15 km^2 (1,279.21 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	27,019
• Density	8.2/km^2 (21/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	1.5%
• Dwellings	11,742
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	506

Carleton County (2011 population 27,019) 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.

Census subdivisions

Communities

There are five incorporated municipalities within Carleton County (listed by 2011 population):^[1]

Official Name	Designation	Area km^2	Population	Parish
Woodstock	Town	13.41	5,254	Woodstock
Florenceville-Bristol	Town	15.61	1,639	Simonds
Hartland	Town	9.63	947	Brighton
Centreville	Village	2.69	542	Wicklow
Bath	Village	2.03	532	Kent

First Nations

Map of municipal government units in Carleton County.

There is one First Nations reserve in Carleton County (listed by 2011 population):^[1]

Official Name	Designation	Area km^2	Population	Parish
Woodstock 23	Reserve	1.77	345	Woodstock

Parishes

The county is subdivided into eleven parishes (listed by 2011 population):^[1]

Official Name	Area km^2	Population	Incorporated municipalities	Unincorporated communities
Wakefield	196.57	2,814		Belleville / Briggs Corner / Hartford / Iron Ore Hill / Jackson Falls / Jacksontown / Jacksonville / Lindsay / Lower Wakefield / Lower Waterville / McKenna / Oakville / Rosedale / Somerville / South Greenfield / South Wakefield / Upper Waterville / Victoria Corner / Wakefield / Waterville
Kent	839.81	2,242	Bath (village)	Beaufort / Beechwood / Carlow / Chapmanville / Clearview / Giberson Settlement / Gordonsville / Haut-Kent / Holmesville / Johnville / Kenneth / Kent / Kilfoil / Killoween / Lockharts Mill / Maplehurst / Monquart / Moose Mountain / Murphy Corner / Piercemont / River de Chute Siding / South Johnville / Summit / Tarrtown / Upper Kent / Haut-Kent / Welch
Woodstock	196.96	2,165	Woodstock (town) Woodstock 23 (reserve)	Beardsley Road / Bedell / Benton / Bulls Creek / Dibblee / Hillman / Indian Village / Mapledale / Porten Settlement / Riceville / River Road / Speerville / Springfield / Teeds Mills / Townsview Estates / Upper Southampton / Upper Woodstock / Valley
Northampton	243.45	1,825		Carr / East Newbridge / Grafton / Grafton Hill / Harten Corner / Kilmarnock / Lower Northampton / Newbridge / Newburg / Northampton / Pembroke / South Newbridge / Upper Northampton
Brighton	508.34	1,764	Hartland (town)	Armond / Ashland / Briggs Corner / Brighton / Carlisle / Cloverdale / Coldstream / East Brighton / East Cloverdale / Esdraelon / Howard Brook / Jericho / Lower Brighton / Lower Windsor / Mainstream / Mountain View / Pole Hill / Shewan / Simonds / South Knowlesville / Windsor
Wicklow	195.69	1,738	Centreville (village)	Clearview / Gregg Settlement / Hartley Settlement / Knoxford / Lamoreaux Corner / Listerville / Lower Greenfield / McGrath Corner / McMonagle Corner / Middle Greenfield / Royalton / Summerfield / Thomas Corner / Tracey Mills / Tweedie / Upper Knoxford / Upper Royalton / Upper Wicklow / Wakem Corner / Wicklow
Richmond	259.14	1,358		Blackies Landing / Blowdown / Campbell Settlement / Debec / Elmwood / Elmwood Station / Green Road / Houlton Road / Irish Settlement / Kirkland / Limestone / McKenzie Corner / Monument / Oak Mountain / Plymouth / Richmond / Richmond Corner / Union Corner / Watson Settlement / Wickham
Peel	113.12	1,223		Buckwheat Brook / East Coldstream / Lansdowne / Mount Pleasant / Oakland / Peel / Riverbank / South Gordonsville / Stickney
Wilmot	191.45	1,085		Avondale / Beckim Settlement / Bloomfield / Bradley Corner / Brookville / Carvell / Charleston / Deerville / Digby Corner / Good Corner / Lakeville / Long Settlement / Lower Bloomfield / McKeaghan / Weston / Wilmot
Aberdeen	447.91	981		Aberdeen / Argyle / Biggar Ridge / Centre Glassville / Divide / East Glassville / East Knowlesville / Foreston / Glassville / Hayden Ridge / Hemphill Corner / Highlands / Juniper / Juniper Station / Ketchum Ridge / Knowlesville / MacIntosh Mill / North Ridge / South Ridge / West Glassville
Simonds	75.57	565	Florenceville-Bristol (town)	Carleton / Connell / Flanagan Hill / Hunters Corner / Simonds / St. Thomas / Strong Corner / Upper Brighton

Demographics

Population trend[2] Census Population Change (%) 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)[1] 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%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:^[3]

Highways Route 2 (TCH) Route 95

Principal Routes Route 103 Route 104 Route 105 Route 107 Route 110 Route 130

Secondary Routes: Route 540 Route 550 Route 560 Route 565 Route 590

External Routes: I‑95

Protected areas and attractions

Notable people

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Carleton County, New Brunswick
2. Statistics Canada: 1951, 1996, 2001, 2006 census
3. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7

• Ketchum, T.C.L. (1981) [1922]. 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

Coordinates: 46°21′N 67°19′W / 46.350°N 67.317°W