Sunbury County, New Brunswick

County in New Brunswick, Canada

For the 18th-century county of the same name, see Sunbury County, Nova Scotia.

County in New Brunswick, Canada

Sunbury

County

Location within New Brunswick.

Country| Canada
Province| New Brunswick
Established| 1785
Area

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• Land| 2,692.97 km2 (1,039.76 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Total

| 27,864
• Density| 10.3/km2 (27/sq mi)
• Change
2016-2021

|  0.8%
• Dwellings

| 11,903
Time zone| UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code| 506

Sunbury County (2021 population 27,864[1]) is located in central New Brunswick, Canada. A large military base (CFB Gagetown) is located in the western part of the county south of the town of Oromocto. The county also hosts forestry and mixed farming. Burton is the county shire town.

## Census subdivisions

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### Communities

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There are three municipalities within Sunbury County (listed by 2016 population):[2]

Official Name  | Designation  | Area km2 | Population  | Parish

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Oromocto | Town  | 22.44  | 9,223  | Burton
Fredericton Junction | Village  | 23.85  | 704  | Gladstone
Tracy | Village  | 29.46  | 608  | Gladstone

Much of the Village of Minto lies within Sunbury County, but since most of it is in Queens County, Statistics Canada considers it as part of Queens. Similarly, a small portion of the city of Fredericton lies within Sunbury County, but is counted as part of York.

### First Nations

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There is one First Nations reservation in Sunbury County (listed by 2016 population):[3]

Official Name  | Designation  | Area km2 | Population  | Parish

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Oromocto 26 | Reservation  | 0.31  | 282  | Burton
Map of municipal government units in Sunbury County.

### Parishes

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

Official Name  | Area km2 | Population  | Municipalities  | Unincorporated communities

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Lincoln | 159.59  | 7,177  |  | Lincoln / Lower Lincoln / Rusagonis-Waasis / Rusagonis Station / Sunpoke
Burton | 259.10  | 5,119  | Oromocto (town)
Oromocto 26 (reservation) | Babbitt / Burpees Corner / Burton / French Lake / Geary / Goan / Haneytown / Lower Burton /
McGowans Corner / Sheffield / Swan Creek / Waterville / Woodside
Maugerville | 921.96  | 1,831  |  | Maugerville / Noonan / Sunbury / Upper Maugerville
Blissville | 341.74  | 919  |  | Blissville / Central Blissville / Germany / Hoyt / Juvenile Settlement / Mill Settlement /
Mill Settlement West / Patterson / Sand Brook
Sheffield | 272.16  | 809  |  | Albrights Corner / Fernmount / Lakeville Corner / Randall Corner / Ripples / Scale / Sheffield
Northfield | 303.77  | 620  |  | Cantor / Duffys Corner / Hardwood Ridge / Humphrey Corner / New Avon /
New England Settlement / New Zion / North Forks / Slope Road
Gladstone | 362.23  | 452  | Fredericton Junction (village)
Tracy (village) | Gladstone / Three Tree Creek / Tracyville / Upper Tracy / Vespra

## Demographics

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As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sunbury County had a population of 27,864 living in 11,310 of its 11,903 total private dwellings, a change of 0.8% from its 2016 population of 27,644. With a land area of 2,692.97 km2 (1,039.76 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.3/km2 (26.8/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

Population trend[4][5][2]

| Census  | Population  | Change (%)

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2016  | 27,644  |  1.8%
2011  | 27,143  |  6.3%
2006  | 25,542  |  0.9%
2001  | 25,776  |  1.6%
1996  | 25,358  |  7.6%
1991  | 23,575  | N/A

Mother tongue (2016)[2]

| Language  | Population  | Pct (%)

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English only  | 24,175  | 87.7%
French only  | 2,670  | 9.7%
Other languages  | 480  | 1.7%
Both English and French  | 235  | 0.9%

## Access Routes

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Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:[6]

* Highways
* Route 2 (TCH)
* Route 7
* Route 10

* Principal Routes
* Route 101
* Route 102
* Route 105
* Route 123

* Secondary Routes:
* Route 645
* Route 655
* Route 690
* Route 785

* External Routes:
* None

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## Protected areas and attractions

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

## Notable people

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Main article: List of people from Sunbury County, New Brunswick

## See also

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* List of communities in New Brunswick
* Sunbury County, Nova Scotia

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sunbury County, New Brunswick.

1. ^ a b c d "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
2. ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Sunbury, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
3. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Oromocto 26, Indian reserve [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
5. ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sunbury County, New Brunswick
6. ^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7

## External links

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* Sunbury County Guide

Places adjacent to Sunbury County, New Brunswick

| York County |  | Northumberland County

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Sunbury County

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Charlotte County |  | Queens County

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Subdivisions of New Brunswick

Cities|

* Bathurst
* Campbellton
* Dieppe
* Edmundston
* Fredericton
* Miramichi
* Moncton
* Saint John

Towns|

* Beaurivage
* Belle-Baie
* Cap-Acadie
* Caraquet
* Carleton North
* Champdoré
* Grand Bay–Westfield
* Grand Falls
* Grand-Bouctouche
* Hampton
* Hartland
* Hautes-Terres
* Heron Bay
* Île-de-Lamèque
* Oromocto
* Quispamsis
* Riverview
* Rivière-du-Nord
* Rothesay
* Saint-Quentin
* Salisbury
* Shediac
* Shippagan
* St. Andrews
* St. Stephen
* Sussex
* Tantramar
* Vallée-des-Rivières
* Woodstock

Villages|

* Arcadia
* Belledune
* Bois-Joli
* Doaktown
* Five Rivers
* Fredericton Junction
* Fundy Albert
* Fundy-St. Martins
* Grand Lake
* Grand Manan
* Lakeland Ridges
* McAdam
* Memramcook
* Neguac
* New Maryland
* Nouvelle-Arcadie
* Southern Victoria
* Three Rivers
* Tobique Valley
* Tracy
* Valley Waters

Regional municipality|

* Tracadie

Rural communities|

* Alnwick
* Butternut Valley
* Campobello Island
* Central York
* Eastern Charlotte
* Fundy Shores
* Hanwell
* Harvey
* Haut-Madawaska
* Kedgwick
* Maple Hills
* Miramichi River Valley
* Nackawic-Millville
* Nashwaak
* Strait Shores
* Sunbury-York South
* Upper Miramichi

Rural districts|

* Acadian Peninsula
* Capital Region
* Chaleur
* Fundy
* Greater Miramichi
* Kent
* Kings
* Northwest
* Restigouche
* Southeast
* Southwest
* Western Valley

Regional service commissions|

* Acadian Peninsula
* Capital Region
* Chaleur
* Fundy
* Greater Miramichi
* Kent
* Kings
* Northwest
* Restigouche
* Southeast
* Southwest
* Western Valley

School districts|

* Anglophone North
* Anglophone South
* Anglophone East
* Anglophone West
* Nord-Est
* Nord-Ouest
* Sud

Indian reserves|

* Big Hole Tract 8 (North Half)
* Big Hole Tract 8 (South Half)
* Buctouche 16
* Buctouche Micmac Band Extension
* Devon 30
* Eel Ground 2
* Eel River 3
* Esgenoôpetitj
* Fort Folly 1
* Indian Island 28
* Indian Point 1
* Indian Ranch
* Kingsclear 6
* Metepenagiag Urban Reserve 3
* Metepenagiag Urban Reserve 8
* Metepenagiag Uta'nk
* Moose Meadows 4
* Oinpegitjoig
* Oromocto 26
* Pabineau 11
* Pokemouche 13
* Red Bank 4
* Red Bank 7
* Renous 12
* Richibucto 15
* Soegao No. 35
* St Basile 10
* St. Mary's 24
* Tabusintac 9
* The Brothers 18
* Tobique 20
* Woodstock 23

Non-administrative divisions|

*   * Counties
* Civil parishes
* Local service districts

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