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Albert County, New Brunswick
County in New Brunswick, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Albert County (2016 population 29,158)[1] is New Brunswick's third-youngest county, located on the Western side of the Petitcodiac River on the Chignecto Bay in the Bay of Fundy; the shire town is Hopewell Cape. The county was established in 1845 from parts of Westmorland County and Saint John County, and named after Prince Albert.[2] Since the abolition of county municipal governments in 1967, its best-known use is as a census division.
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Coordinates: 45.82°N 64.85°W / 45.82; -64.85 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
Established | 1845 |
Area | |
• Land | 1,807.88 km2 (698.03 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 29,158 |
• Density | 16.1/km2 (42/sq mi) |
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• Dwellings | 13,111 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Area code | 506 |
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The mineral albertite was discovered a few miles away in 1849, giving rise to Albert Mines.[3]