Victoria
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Location within New Brunswick.
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
Established1844
Shire townPerth-Andover
Area
[1]
 • Land5,505.56 km2 (2,125.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total18,617
 • Density3.4/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Decrease 6.5%
 • Dwellings
9,178
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code506
Map of municipal government units in Victoria County.
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Victoria County (2016 population 18,617[1]) 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.[2]

Census subdivisions

Communities

There are five municipalities within Victoria County (listed by 2016 population):[3]

Official Name Designation Area km2 Population Parish
Grand Falls/Grand-Sault Town 18.09 5,326 Grand Falls
Perth-Andover Village 8.97 1,590 Perth
Plaster Rock Village 3.04 1,023 Gordon
Drummond Village 8.90 737 Drummond
Aroostook Village 2.23 306 Andover

First Nations

There is one First Nations reserve in Victoria County (listed by 2016 population):[4]

Official Name Designation Area km2 Population Parish
Tobique 20 Reserve 24.98 968 Perth

Parishes

The county is subdivided into seven parishes (listed by 2016 population):[3]

Official Name Area km2 Population Municipalities Unincorporated communities
Drummond 1,014.89 2,157 Drummond (village) Black Brook / Burgess Settlement / Caldwell / Canton / Davis Mill / Desjardins Road /
Ennishone / Hazen / Hennigar Corner / Jardine Brook / McManus Siding / Price Road /
Quatre-Coins / Violette Brook / Violette Station
Gordon 1,431.58 1,493 Plaster Rock (village) Anderson Road / Anfield / Arthurette / Birch Ridge / Bluebell Station / Crombie Settlement /
Hazeldean / Maple View / North View / O'Dell / Picadilly / Red Rapids / Rowena /
Sisson Ridge / St. Almo / Three Brooks / Wapske / Weaver
Denmark 751.27 1,471 Foley Brook / Lake Edward / Lerwick / New Denmark / North Tilley / Salmonhurst Corner /
South Tilley
Grand Falls 158.04 1,109 Grand Falls/Grand-Sault (town) Argosy / California Settlement / Costigan / Four Falls / Gillespie Settlement / Grand Falls Portage /
Kelly Road / Limestone / Lower California / Lower Portage / McCluskey / Morrell Siding / Undine /
Upper California
Perth 318.25 1,082 Perth-Andover (village)
Tobique 20 (reserve) 		Beech Glen / Beech Glen Road / Bon Accord / Caldwell Brook / Currie / Gladwyn / Hillside /
Inman / Kilburn / Kincardine / Lower Kintore / Lower Perth / Maliseet / Muniac / Quaker Brook /
Red Rapids / Rowena / Tobique Narrows / Upper Kintore
Andover 123.45 891 Aroostook (village) Bairdsville / Beaconsfield / Carlingford / Dover Hill / Hillandale / Maliseet / River De Chute /
Tinker / Turner Settlement
Lorne 1,641.87 464 Blue Mountain Bend / Burntland Brook / Enterprise / Everett / Haley Brook / Lorne / Mapleview /
Nictau / North View / Oxbow / Riley Brook / Sisson Brook / Two Brooks / Victoria

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Victoria County, New Brunswick
YearPop.±%
1991 20,786—    
1996 21,929+5.5%
2001 21,172−3.5%
2006 20,319−4.0%
2011 19,921−2.0%
2016 18,617−6.5%
[5][1]

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 km2 (2,120.80 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi) in 2021.[6]

Canada census – Victoria County, New Brunswick community profile
20162011
Population18,617 (-6.5% from 2011)19,921 (-2.0% from 2006)
Land area5,505.56 km2 (2,125.71 sq mi)5,503.93 km2 (2,125.08 sq mi)
Population density3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi)3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi)
Median age48.7 (M: 47.9, F: 49.3)45.2 (M: 44.4, F: 45.9)
Private dwellings9,178 (total)  9,342 (total) 
Median household income$49,146$41,435
References: 2016[3] 2011[7] earlier[8][9]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Victoria County, New Brunswick[5][1]
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 Decrease 7.5% 54.07% 7,875 Decrease 6.7% 42.88% 190 Steady 1.00% 370 Increase 25.2% 2.01%
2011
19,630
 10,740 Decrease 0.2% 54.71% 8,405 Decrease 2.2% 42.82% 190 Increase 90.0% 0.97% 295 Decrease 52.4% 1.50%
2006
20,070
 10,760 Decrease 4.7% 53.61% 8,590 Decrease 3.5% 42.80% 100 Decrease 48.7% 0.50% 620 Increase 18.1% 3.09%
2001
20,915
 11,290 Decrease 6.2% 53.98% 8,905 Decrease 0.8% 42.58% 195 Decrease 13.3% 0.93% 525 Increase 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

Protected areas and attractions

See also: List of historic places in Victoria County, New Brunswick

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.

Full Name Community Famous for Birth Death Other
Ron Turcotte Drummond Sports 1941
Wayne Maunder Four Falls Actor 1937 2018

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b 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. ^ [1] Religious make-up, for Victoria County, 2001 census - 100% data

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