Victoria County, New Brunswick

Victoria
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1844
Shire town	Perth-Andover
Area[1]
• Land	5,503.93 km^2 (2,125.08 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	19,921
• Density	3.6/km^2 (9/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.0%
• Dwellings	9,342
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	506

Map of municipal government units in Victoria County.

Victoria County (2011 population 19,921) is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Farming, especially of potatoes, is the major industry in the county.

Census subdivisions

Communities

There are five municipalities within Victoria County (listed by 2011 population):^[1]

Official Name	Designation	Area km^2	Population	Parish
Grand Falls/Grand-Sault	Town	18.06	5,706	Grand Falls
Perth-Andover	Village	8.89	1,778	Perth
Plaster Rock	Village	3.09	1,135	Gordon
Drummond	Village	8.91	775	Drummond
Aroostook	Village	2.24	351	Andover

First Nations

There is one First Nations reserve in Victoria County (listed by 2011 population):^[1]

Official Name	Designation	Area km^2	Pop 2011	Parish
Tobique 20	Reserve	24.94	1,039	Perth

Parishes

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

Official Name	Area km^2	Pop 2011	Municipalities	Unincorporated communities
Drummond	1,014.90	2,250	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
Denmark	750.51	1,592		Foley Brook / Lake Edward / Lerwick / New Denmark / North Tilley / Salmonhurst Corner / South Tilley
Gordon	1,430.98	1,567	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
Grand Falls	158.43	1,172	Grand Falls/Grand-Sault (town)	Argosy / California Settlement / Costigan / Four Falls / Gillespie Settlement / Grand Falls Portage / Kelly Road / Lower California / Lower Portage / McCluskey / Morrell Siding / Undine / Upper California
Perth	318.06	1,096	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	123.57	942	Aroostook (village)	Bairdsville / Beaconsfield / Carlingford / Dover Hill / Hillandale / Maliseet / River De Chute / Tinker / Turner Settlement
Lorne	1,640.29	518		Blue Mountain Bend / Burntland Brook / Enterprise / Everett / Haley Brook / Lorne / Mapleview / Nictau / North View / Oxbow / Riley Brook / Sisson Brook / Two Brooks / Victoria

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Victoria County, New Brunswick community profile
	2011	2006	2001
Population:	19,921 (-2.0% from 2006)	20,319 (-4.0% from 2001)	21,172 (-3.5% from 1996)
Land area:	5,503.93 km^2 (2,125.08 sq mi)	5,502.85 km^2 (2,124.66 sq mi)	5,502.87 km^2 (2,124.67 sq mi)
Population density:	3.6/km^2 (9.3/sq mi)	3.7/km^2 (9.6/sq mi)	3.8/km^2 (9.8/sq mi)
Median age:	45.2 (M: 44.4, F: 45.9)	41.9 (M: 41.2, F: 42.5)	38.3 (M: 37.3, F: 39.3)
Total private dwellings:	9,342	9,163	9,042
Median household income:	$41,435	$38,403	$33,490
References: 2011[1] 2006[2] 2001[3]

Historical Census Data - Victoria County, New Brunswick[4]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 20,786 —     1996 21,929 +5.5%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 21,172 −3.5% 2006 20,319 −4.0%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 19,921 −2.0%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Victoria County, New Brunswick[4]
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		19,630		10,740	0.2%	54.71%		8,405	2.2%	42.82%		190	90.0%	0.97%		295	52.4%	1.50%
2006		20,070		10,760	4.7%	53.61%		8,590	3.5%	42.80%		100	48.7%	0.50%		620	18.1%	3.09%
2001		20,915		11,290	6.2%	53.98%		8,905	0.8%	42.58%		195	13.3%	0.93%		525	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%

Ethnic Groups (2006)[5] Race Population Pct (%) White 19,915 99.20% Asian 70 0.35% Black 55 0.27% Other 20 0.10%

Religious make-up (2001)[6] Religion Population Pct (%) Catholic 12,695 60.70% Protestant 6,170 29.50% Christian n.i.e. 190 0.91% Other religions 60 0.29% No religious affiliation 1,800 8.61%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:^[7]

Highways Route 2 (TCH) Route 17

Principal Routes Route 105 Route 108 Route 109 Route 130 Route 190

Secondary Routes: Route 380 Route 385 Route 390 Route 395

External Routes: U.S. Route 1 Maine State Route 167 Maine State Route 229

Protected areas and attractions

Notable people

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

1. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
2. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
3. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
5. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Victoria County, New Brunswick
6. Religious make-up, for Victoria County, 2001 census - 100% data
7. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7

External links

• Victoria County Guide

Coordinates: 47°4′30.7″N 67°19′45.8″W / 47.075194°N 67.329389°W