Queens County, New Brunswick

Queens County (2016 population 10,472^[1]) is located in central New Brunswick, Canada. The county shire town is the village of Gagetown.

Queens
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1785
Shire town	Gagetown
Area [1]
• Land	3,686.05 km2 (1,423.19 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	10,472
• Density	2.8/km2 (7/sq mi)
• Change 2011–2016	5.5%
• Dwellings	7,289
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−3 (ADT)
Area code	506

Geography

The Saint John River and Grand Lake are major landmarks in the county. Coal mining is a major industry in the Minto area. Forestry and mixed farming are found throughout the rest of the county. The CFB Gagetown military training area takes in a large portion of the western part of the county.

Census subdivisions

Communities

There are four municipalities within Queens County (listed by 2016 population):^[2]

Official Name	Designation	Area km2	Population	Parish
Minto	Village	31.68	2,305	Canning
Chipman	Village	19.02	1,104	Chipman
Gagetown	Village	49.47	711	Gagetown
Cambridge-Narrows	Village	107.19	562	Cambridge

• Part of Minto lies within Sunbury County, but since most of it is in Queens County, Statistics Canada considers it as part of Queens.

Parishes

The county is subdivided into ten parishes (listed by 2016 population):^[2]

Official Name	Area km2	Population	Municipalities	Unincorporated communities
Canning	174.38	924	Minto (village)	Back Road / Canning / Clarks Corners / Douglas Harbour / Flowers Cove / Lake Road / Maquapit Lake / Newcastle Center / Newcastle Centre / Newcastle Creek / Princess Park / Scotchtown / Sunnyside Beach / Sypher Cove / Upper Gagetown / Wuhr's Beach Road
Chipman	483.44	913	Chipman (village)	Briggs Corner / Bronson / Bronson Settlement / Camp Wegesegum / Castaway / Coal Creek / Dufferin / Fowlers Corner / Gaspereau Forks / Harley Road / Iron Bound Cove / Kings Mines / Leckey Road / Midland / Redbank / Salmon Creek / Salmon River / The Ridge / Upper Gaspereau
Waterborough	445.55	847		Cox Point / Cumberland Bay / Cumberland Point / Grant Settlement / Mill Cove / New Dominion Road / Pangburn / Rees / The Range / Union Settlement / Waterborough / Youngs Cove
Petersville	590.14	681		Bayard / Blagdon / Clarendon / Enniskillen / Fowlers Corners / Petersville / Welsford / Wirral / Wirral Station / Wirral-Enniskillen
Cambridge	113.65	647	Cambridge-Narrows	Cherry Hill / Jemseg / Lower Cambridge / Lower Jemseg / Robertson Point / Scovil / Whites Cove
Johnston	359.32	560		Annidale / Bagdad / Canaan Rapids / Chambres Corner / Codys / Coles Island / Highfield / Johnston / Long Creek / Partridge Valley / Phillipstown / Salmon Creek / Smith Corner / Thornetown / Washademoak / Waterloo Corner / Youngs Cove Road
Wickham	160.34	427		Bald Hill / Belyeas Cove / Big Cove / Carpenter / Crafts Cove / Henderson Settlement / London Settlement / MacDonalds Point / Shannon / Wickham
Gagetown	234.88	311	Gagetown (village)	Coytown / Mill Road / Upper Gagetown
Hampstead	212.56	277		Central Hampstead / Elm Hill / Hampstead / McAlpines / Pleasant Villa / Quarries / Queenstown
Brunswick	704.43	203		Alward / Brookvale / Brunswick / Canaan Forks / Cherryvale / Forks Stream / Hunters Home / New Canaan

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Queens County, New Brunswick community profile
	2016	2011	2006
Population:	10,472 (−5.5% from 2011)	11,086 (−5.3% from 2006)	11,708 (−1.3% from 2001)
Land area:	3,686.05 km2 (1,423.19 sq mi)	3,681.98 km2 (1,421.62 sq mi)	3,681.53 km2 (1,421.45 sq mi)
Population density:	2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi)	3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi)	3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi)
Median age:	54.4 (M: 54.2, F: 54.6)	51.3 (M: 51.0, F: 51.7)	48.1 (M: 47.5, F: 48.7)
Total private dwellings:	7,289	7,337	7,238
Median household income:	$48,539	$45,555	$37,621
References: 2016[2] 2011[3] 2006[4] earlier[5]

Historical Census Data - Queens County, New Brunswick

Year Pop. ±% 1991 12,519 —     1996 12,470 −0.4%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 11,862 −4.9% 2006 11,708 −1.3%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 11,086 −5.3% 2016 10,472 −5.5%
[6][7][1]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Queens County, New Brunswick[6][7][1]
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		10,290		9,655		93.8%		445		4.3%		40		0.4%		150		1.5%
2011		10,865		10,195	2.9%	93.83%		500	18.0%	4.60%		40	27.3%	0.37%		130	56.7%	1.20%
2006		11,460		10,495	3.4%	91.58%		610	17.3%	5.32%		55	37.5%	0.48%		300	46.3%	2.62%
2001		11,635		10,870	4.7%	93.43%		520	23.0%	4.47%		40	0.0%	0.34%		205	57.7%	1.76%
1996		12,255		11,410	n/a	93.10%		675	n/a	5.51%		40	n/a	0.37%		130	n/a	1.01%

Transportation

Major Highways

• Route 2 (TCH)
• Route 7
• Route 10
• Route 101
• Route 102
• Route 105
• Route 112
• Route 116
• Route 123
• Route 690
• Route 695
• Route 705
• Route 710
• Route 715

References

1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Queens, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
2. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
3. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
4. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
5. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
7. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Queens County, New Brunswick

Other websites

• Queens County Guide

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