Queens County, New Brunswick

Queens
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1785
Shire town	Gagetown
Area[1]
• Land	3,681.98 km^2 (1,421.62 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	11,086
• Density	3.0/km^2 (8/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	5.3%
• Dwellings	7,337
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	506

Queens County (2011 population 11,086) is located in central New Brunswick, Canada. The county shire town is the village of Gagetown.

Geography

The county's geography is dominated by the Saint John River and Grand Lake. Coal mining is a major industry in the Minto area. Forestry and mixed farming dominate the rest of the county. The CFB Gagetown military training area takes in a large portion of the western part of the county.

Census subdivisions

Communities

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

Official Name	Designation	Area km^2	Population	Parish
Minto	Village	31.53	2,505	Canning
Chipman	Village	19.58	1,236	Chipman
Gagetown	Village	49.48	698	Gagetown
Cambridge-Narrows	Village	106.94	620	Cambridge

• Part of Minto lies within Sunbury County, but since most of it is in Queens County, Statistics Canada considers it as part of Queens.

Parishes

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

Official Name	Area km^2	Population	Incorporated municipalities	Unincorporated communities
Chipman	482.81	962	Chipman (village)	Briggs Corner / Bronson / Bronson Settlement / Camp Wegesegum / Castaway / Coal Creek / Dufferin / Fowlers Corner / Gaspereau Forks / Harley Road / Iron Bound Cove / Kings Mines / Leckey Road / Midland / Redbank / Salmon Creek / Salmon River / The Ridge / Upper Gaspereau
Canning	173.40	952	Minto (village)	Back Road / Canning / Clarks Corners / Douglas Harbour / Flowers Cove / Lake Road / Maquapit Lake / Newcastle Center / Newcastle Centre / Newcastle Creek / Princess Park / Scotchtown / Sunnyside Beach / Sypher Cove / Upper Gagetown / Wuhr's Beach Road
Waterborough	444.87	851		Cox Point / Cumberland Bay / Cumberland Point / Grant Settlement / Mill Cove / New Dominion Road / Pangburn / Rees / The Range / Union Settlement / Waterborough / Youngs Cove
Petersville	588.42	723		Bayard / Blagdon / Clarendon / Enniskillen / Fowlers Corners / Petersville / Welsford / Wirral / Wirral Station / Wirral-Enniskillen
Johnston	359.18	660		Annidale / Bagdad / Canaan Rapids / Chambres Corner / Codys / Coles Island / Highfield / Johnston / Long Creek / Partridge Valley / Phillipstown / Salmon Creek / Smith Corner / Thornetown / Washademoak / Waterloo Corner / Youngs Cove Road
Cambridge	113.97	651	Cambridge-Narrows	Cherry Hill / Jemseg / Lower Cambridge / Lower Jemseg / Robertson Point / Scovil / Whites Cove
Wickham	159.78	426		Bald Hill / Belyeas Cove / Big Cove / Carpenter / Crafts Cove / Henderson Settlement / London Settlement / MacDonalds Point / Shannon / Wickham
Gagetown	234.89	316	Gagetown (village)	Coytown / Mill Road / Upper Gagetown
Hampstead	212.63	294		Central Hampstead / Elm Hill / Hampstead / McAlpines / Pleasant Villa / Quarries / Queenstown
Brunswick	704.05	192		Alward / Brookvale / Brunswick / Canaan Forks / Cherryvale / Forks Stream / Hunters Home / New Canaan

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Queens County, New Brunswick[5]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 12,519 —     1996 12,470 −0.4%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 11,862 −4.9% 2006 11,708 −1.3%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 11,086 −5.3%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Queens County, New Brunswick[5]
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		10,865		10,195	2.9%	93.83%		500	18.0%	4.60%		40	27.3%	0.37%		130	56.7%	1.20%
2006		11,460		10,495	3.4%	91.58%		610	17.3%	5.32%		55	37.5%	0.48%		300	46.3%	2.62%
2001		11,635		10,870	4.7%	93.43%		520	23.0%	4.47%		40	0.0%	0.34%		205	57.7%	1.76%
1996		12,255		11,410	n/a	93.10%		675	n/a	5.51%		40	n/a	0.37%		130	n/a	1.01%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:^[6]

Highways Route 2 (TCH) Route 7 Route 10

Principal Routes Route 101 Route 102 Route 105 Route 112 Route 116 Route 123

Secondary Routes: Route 690 Route 695 Route 705 Route 710 Route 715

External Routes: None

Protected areas and attractions

Notable people

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Queens County, New Brunswick
2. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
3. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
4. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7

External links

• Queens County Guide

Coordinates: 45°50′N 66°00′W / 45.833°N 66.000°W