York County, New Brunswick

York
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1785
Area[1]
• Land	8,136.66 km^2 (3,141.58 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	97,238
• Density	12.0/km^2 (31/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	8.0%
• Dwellings	44,366
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	506

Map of municipal government units in York County.

York County (2011 population 97,238) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county contains the provincial capital, Fredericton. Outside the city, farming and forestry are two major industries in the county, which is bisected by the Saint John River. The Southwest Miramichi River flows through the northern section of the county.

History

York County was established in 1785, named after the second son of King George III, Prince Frederick-Augustus (1763-1827), who was made Duke of York in 1784.^[2] By 1831,^[2] the top half was highly populated, due to the rich soil in the region, so it was split off to become Carleton County.^[3]

Census subdivisions

Communities

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

Official Name	Designation	Area km^2	Population	Parish
Fredericton	City	130.68	56,224	n/a
New Maryland	Village	21.23	4,232	New Maryland
Upper Miramichi	Rural community	1,835.01	2,373	n/a
McAdam	Village	14.47	1,284	McAdam
Nackawic	Town	8.40	1,049	Southampton
Stanley	Village	17.34	419	Stanley
Canterbury	Village	5.34	331	Canterbury
Harvey	Village	2.46	363	Manners Sutton
Millville	Village	12.16	307	Southampton
Meductic	Village	5.57	270	Canterbury

First Nations

There are two First Nations reserves in York County (listed by 2011 population):^[1]

Official Name	Designation	Area km^2	Population	Parish
Devon 30	Reserve	2.73	864	Douglas
Kingsclear 6	Reserve	3.75	490	Kingsclear

Parishes

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

Official Name	Area km^2	Population	Incorporated municipalities	Unincorporated communities
Kingsclear	303.52	7,391	Kingsclear 6 (reserve)	Carriage Hill / Central Kingsclear / French Village / Hanwell / Hanwell Hamlet / Island View / Kingsclear / Longs Creek / Mazerolle Settlement / Newmarket / Oswald Gray / Pinecrest Heights / Smithfield / Somerset Park / Starlight Village / Yoho
Douglas	1446.78	6,081	Devon 30 (reserve)	Birdton / Boyds Corner / Cardigan / Carlisle Road / Currieburg / Deersdale / Dorn Ridge / Dorn Ridge Road / Douglas / Estey's Bridge / Fredericksburg / Hamtown Corner / Hurlett / Jones Forks / Keswick / Kingsley / Lower Stoneridge / MacLean Settlement / McLeod Hill / Morehouse Corner / Napadogan / North Tay / Pughs Crossing / Royal Road / Tay Creek / Tay Mills / Upper Stoneridge
Saint Marys	753.12	4,733		Bantalor / Cross Creek Station / Durham Bridge / Glencoe / Lower Durham / Lower Durham Road / Manzer / Mount Hope / Nashwaak / Nashwaak Bridge / Nashwaak Village / Nashwaak West / Penniac / Ross / Saint Marys / Taymouth / Upper Durham / Upper Durham Road / Zionville
Bright	404.17	3,068		Barton / Brewers Mills / Bright / Burtts Corner / Cahill / Central Hainesville / Crocks Point / Greenhill / Greenhill Lake / Hayne / Howland Ridge / Howland Ridge Hill / Jewetts Mills / Keswick Ridge / Lower Hainesville / Mactaquac / Mactaquac Heights / McKeens Corner / Scotch Settlement / Sisson Settlement / Tripp Settlement / Upper Keswick / Vinegar Hill / Zealand
New Maryland	375.78	2,466	New Maryland (village)	Beaver Dam / Charters Settlement / Forbes Subdivision / Howarth Acres / Little Lake / Nasonworth / Rooth
Manners Sutton	525.74	1,806	Harvey Station (village)	Acton / Brockway / Christie Ridge / Coburn / Cork / Frog Lake / Harvey lake Shore / Harvey Settlement / Hurley Corner / Lower Brockway / Manners Sutton / Middle District / Prince William Station / Roach / South Tweedside / Swans Shore / Thomaston Corner / Upper Brockway / Upper Mills / Wilmot / York Mills
Southampton	450.18	1,538	Nackawic (town) Millville (village)	Bates Settlement / Bull Lake / Campbell Settlement / Caverhill / Central Waterville / Clarkville / County Line / East Waterville / Hainesville / Hartfield / Hawkins Corner / Maple Ridge / Maplewood / Nortondale / Pikes Peak / Pinder / Ritchie / Rossville / South Waterville / Southampton / Temperance Vale / Temple / West Waterville / Woodman / Woodstock Road
Queensbury	301.38	1,272		Bear Island / Day Hill / Dumfries / Granite Hill / Lower Caverhill / Lower Line Queensbury / Lower Queensbury / McNallys / Middle Hainesville / Scotch Lake / Springfield / Upper Caverhill / Upper Hainesville / Wiggins Mill / York
Stanley	1,221.88	903	Stanley (village)	Cross Creek / English Settlement / Giants Glen / Green Hill / Limekiln / Maple Grove / Maple Grove Station / Mavis Mills / Red Rock / South Portage / Sutherland Siding / Tay Falls / Tay Valley / Ward Settlement / Williamsburg / Woodlands
Prince William	288.23	895		Blaney Ridge / Donnelly Settlement / Lake George / Lake Road / Lower Prince William / Magaguadavic / Magaguadavic Siding / Magundy / Pokiok Settlement / Prince William / Rosborough Settlement
Canterbury	557.22	609	Canterbury (village) Meductic (village)	Benton / Carroll Ridge / Charlie Lake / Dead Creek / Deer Lake / Dorrington Hill / Dow Settlement / Eel River Lake / Hartin Settlement / Johnson Settlement / Marne / Middle Southampton / Scott Siding / Skiff Lake
Dumfries	305.23	373		Barony / Carson / Davidson Lake / Dumfries / Hawkshaw / Lower Dumfries / Murray / Pokiok
North Lake	440.66	243		Forest City / Fosterville / Graham Corner / Green Mountain / Maxwell / North Lake / Pemberton Ridge
McAdam	537.62	27	McAdam (village)	Burpee / Cottrell / St. Croix / Sugar Brook

Demographics

Population trend[4] Census Population Change (%) 2011 97,238 8.0% 2006 90,872 4.2% 2001 87,212 1.7% 1996 85,719 4.1% 1991 82,326 N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)[5] Language Population Pct (%) English only 79,540 88.24% French only 5,800 6.43% Other languages 4,470 4.96% Both English and French 335 0.37%

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 3 Route 4 Route 8 Route 10

Principal Routes Route 101 Route 102 Route 104 Route 105 Route 107 Route 108 Route 122 Route 148

Secondary Routes: Route 540 Route 620 Route 625 Route 628 Route 630

External Routes: None

Protected areas and attractions

Notable people

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: York County, New Brunswick
2. "York County". Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
3. Wright, Esther Clark (February 1972). "The Distribution". The Loyalists of New Brunswick (2nd. ed.). Canada: Moncton Pub. Co. Ltd. p. 197.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
5. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: York County, New Brunswick
6. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7

External links

• York County Guide

Coordinates: 46°00′N 67°00′W / 46.000°N 67.000°W