Sunbury County, New Brunswick

Sunbury
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1785
Area[1]
• Land	2,697.47 km^2 (1,041.50 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	27,143
• Density	10.1/km^2 (26/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	6.3%
• Dwellings	11,095
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	506

Sunbury County (2011 population 27,143) is located in central New Brunswick, Canada. A large military base (CFB Gagetown) is located in the western part of the county south of the town of Oromocto. The county also hosts forestry and mixed farming. Burton is the county shiretown.

Census subdivisions

Communities

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

Official Name	Designation	Area km^2	Population	Parish
Oromocto	Town	22.37	8,932	Burton
Fredericton Junction	Village	31.5	752	Gladstone
Tracy	Village	29.39	611	Gladstone

Much of the Village of Minto lies within Sunbury County, but since most of it is in Queens County, Statistics Canada considers it as part of Queens. Similarly, a small portion of the city of Fredericton lies within Sunbury County, but is counted as part of York.

First Nations

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

Official Name	Designation	Area km^2	Population	Parish
Oromocto 26	Reservation	0.28	286	Burton

Map of municipal government units in Sunbury County.

Parishes

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

Official Name	Area km^2	Population	Incorporated municipalities	Unincorporated communities
Lincoln	159.83	6,458		Lincoln / Lower Lincoln / Rusagonis-Waasis / Rusagonis Station / Sunpoke
Burton	259.48	5,421	Oromocto (town) Oromocto 26 (reservation)	Babbitt / Burpees Corner / Burton / French Lake / Geary / Goan / Haneytown / Lower Burton / McGowans Corner / Sheffield / Swan Creek / Waterville / Woodside
Maugerville	921.31	1,776		Maugerville / Noonan / Sunbury / Upper Maugerville
Blissville	342.40	926		Blissville / Central Blissville / Germany / Hoyt / Juvenile Settlement / Mill Settlement / Mill Settlement West / Patterson / Sand Brook
Sheffield	271.95	853		Albrights Corner / Fernmount / Lakeville Corner / Randall Corner / Ripples / Scale / Sheffield
Northfield	304.06	643		Cantor / Duffys Corner / Hardwood Ridge / Humphrey Corner / New Avon / New England Settlement / New Zion / North Forks / Slope Road
Gladstone	362.18	485	Fredericton Junction (village) Tracy (village)	Gladstone / Three Tree Creek / Tracyville / Upper Tracy / Vespra

Demographics

Population trend[2] Census Population Change (%) 2011 27,143 6.3% 2006 25,542 0.9% 2001 25,776 1.6% 1996 25,358 7.6% 1991 23,575 N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)[3] Language Population Pct (%) English only 22,345 87.68% French only 2,400 9.42% Other languages 600 2.35% Both English and French 140 0.55%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:^[4]

Highways Route 2 (TCH) Route 7 Route 10

Principal Routes Route 101 Route 102 Route 105 Route 123

Secondary Routes: Route 645 Route 655 Route 690 Route 785

External Routes: None

Protected areas and attractions

Notable people

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick
• Sunbury County, Nova Scotia

References

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

External links

• Sunbury County Guide

Coordinates: 45°55′N 66°20′W / 45.917°N 66.333°W