Albert County, New Brunswick
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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.
Albert | |
|---|---|
 Farm landscape near Alma | |
 Location within New Brunswick | |
| Coordinates: 45.82°N 64.85°W | |
| 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) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  1.1% |
| • 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]
Municipalities
There are four municipalities within Albert County (listed by 2016 population):[4]
| Official Name | Status | Area km2 | Population | Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | Town | 35.45 | 19,667 | Coverdale |
| Hillsborough | Village | 12.83 | 1,277 | Hillsborough |
| Riverside-Albert | Village | 3.35 | 350 | Hopewell |
| Alma | Village | 47.60 | 213 | Alma |
Parishes
The county's six parishes serve as rural census subdivisions, which do not include the municipalities within them (listed by 2016 population):[4]
| Official Name | Area km2 | Population | municipalities | Unincorporated communities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coverdale | 236.04 | 4,466 | Riverview (town) | Colpitts Settlement / Five Points / Grub Road / Lower Coverdale / Lower Turtle Creek / Middlesex / Middle Coverdale / Nixon / Pine Glen / Price / Salisbury Back Road / Stoney Creek / Synton / Turtle Creek / Upper Coverdale |
| Hillsborough | 304.05 | 1,308 | Hillsborough (village) | Albert Mines / Baltimore / Beech Hill / Berryton / Caledonia Mountain / Dawson Settlement / Edgetts Landing / Isaiah Corner / Osborne Corner / Rosevale / Salem / Shenstone / Steeves Mills / Steevescote / Weldon |
| Elgin | 519.59 | 892 | Church Hill / Churchs Corner / Elgin / Ferndale / Forest Hill / Goshen / Gowland Mountain / Harrison Settlement / Hillside / Little River / Mapleton / Meadow / Midland / Parkindale / Pleasant Vale / Prosser Brook / Ross Corner | |
| Hopewell | 149.08 | 647 | Riverside-Albert (village) | Cape Station / Chemical Road / Chester / Curryville / Demoiselle Creek / Hopewell Cape / Hopewell Hill / Lower Cape / McGinleys Corner / Memel Settlement / Mountville / Shepody |
| Harvey | 277.27 | 333 | Beaver Brook / Brookville / Cape Enrage / Derrys Corner / Germantown / Harvey / Harvey Bank / Little Ridge / Midway / New Horton / New Ireland / Upper New Horton / Waterside / West River | |
| Alma | 222.62 | 5[a] | Alma (village) | Mitchells Corner / Teahans Corner |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,313 | — |
| 1861 | 9,444 | +49.6% |
| 1871 | 10,672 | +13.0% |
| 1881 | 12,329 | +15.5% |
| 1891 | 10,971 | −11.0% |
| 1901 | 10,925 | −0.4% |
| 1911 | 9,691 | −11.3% |
| 1921 | 8,607 | −11.2% |
| 1931 | 7,679 | −10.8% |
| 1941 | 8,421 | +9.7% |
| 1951 | 9,910 | +17.7% |
| 1956 | 10,943 | +10.4% |
| 1961 | 12,485 | +14.1% |
| 1966 | 13,944 | +11.7% |
| 1971 | 16,307 | +16.9% |
| 1976 | 22,159 | +35.9% |
| 1981 | 23,632 | +6.6% |
| 1986 | N/A | — |
| 1991 | 25,640 | — |
| 1996 | 26,492 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 26,749 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 27,562 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 28,846 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 29,158 | +1.1% |
| [5][1] | ||
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Albert County had a population of 30,749 living in 12,913 of its 13,476 total private dwellings, a change of 5.5% from its 2016 population of 29,158. With a land area of 1,806.23 km2 (697.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 17.0/km2 (44.1/sq mi) in 2021.[6]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 30,749 (+5.5% from 2016) | 29,158 (+1.1% from 2011) | 28,846 (+4.7% from 2006) |
| Land area | 1,806.23 km2 (697.39 sq mi) | 1,807.88 km2 (698.03 sq mi) | 1,806.54 km2 (697.51 sq mi) |
| Population density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) | 16.1/km2 (42/sq mi) | 16.0/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Median age | 46.0 (M: 44.8, F: 47.2) | 45.0 (M: 44.0, F: 46.0) | 42.9 (M: 41.8, F: 43.9) |
| Private dwellings | 13,476 (total) 12,913 (occupied) | 13,111 (total) | 12,573 (total) |
| Median household income | $77,500 | $66,521 | $60,952 |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Albert County, New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Total | English |
French |
English & French |
Non-official languages | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 |
28,930 |
26,105 |  0.2% |
90.24% | 1,995 | 8.1% |
6.90% | 235 | 17.5% |
0.81% | 535 | 30.5% |
1.85% | |||||
2011 |
28,590 |
26,135 | 4.0% |
91.41% | 1,845 | 17.1% |
6.45% | 200 | 207.7% |
0.70% | 410 | 16.3% |
1.43% | |||||
2006 |
27,260 |
25,130 | 2.0% |
92.19% | 1,575 | 9.4% |
5.78% | 65 | 43.5% |
0.24% | 490 | 78.2% |
1.80% | |||||
2001 |
26,470 |
24,640 | 0.1% |
93.09% | 1,440 | 10.8% |
5.44% | 115 | 15.0% |
0.43% | 275 | 44.7% |
1.04% | |||||
1996 |
26,255 |
24,665 | n/a | 93.94% | 1,300 | n/a | 4.95% | 100 | n/a | 0.38% | 190 | n/a | 0.72% | |||||
Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:[11]
- Fundy National Park
- Chignecto North
- Headquarters
- Point Wolfe
- Visitors Centre
- Hopewell Rocks
- Shepody National Wildlife Area
- Wilson Brook Natural Protected Area
- Cape Enrage
- Albert County Museum
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