Queens County, New Brunswick

Queens
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Location within New Brunswick.
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
Established1785
Shire townGagetown
Area
[1]
 • Land3,686.05 km2 (1,423.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total10,472
 • Density2.8/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Change
2011–2016
Decrease 5.5%
 • Dwellings
7,289
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−3 (ADT)
Area code506

Queens County (French: Comté de Queens; 2016 population 10,472[1]) is located in central New Brunswick, Canada. The county shire town is the village of Gagetown. The county was named as an expression of loyalty to the Crown and to commemorate a group of earlier settlers originally from Queens County, New York.[2][3]

Geography

The county's geography is dominated by the Saint John River and Grand Lake. Coal mining is a major industry in the Minto area. Forestry and mixed farming dominate 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):[4]

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):[4]

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

Historical Census Data - Queens County, New Brunswick
YearPop.±%
1991 12,519—    
1996 12,470−0.4%
2001 11,862−4.9%
2006 11,708−1.3%
2011 11,086−5.3%
2016 10,472−5.5%
[5][6][1]

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Queens County had a population of 10,998 living in 5,133 of its 6,854 total private dwellings, a change of 5% from its 2016 population of 10,472. With a land area of 3,681.05 km2 (1,421.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.0/km2 (7.7/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

Canada census – Queens community profile
202120162011
Population10,998 (+5.0% from 2016)10,472 (−5.5% from 2011)11,086 (−5.3% from 2006)
Land area3,681.05 km2 (1,421.26 sq mi)3,686.05 km2 (1,423.19 sq mi)3,681.98 km2 (1,421.62 sq mi)
Population density3/km2 (7.8/sq mi)2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi)3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi)
Median age56.4 (M: 56, F: 56.8)54.4 (M: 54.2, F: 54.6)51.3 (M: 51.0, F: 51.7)
Private dwellings5,135 (total)  7,289 (total)  7,337 (total) 
Median household income$48,539$45,555
References: 2021[8] 2016[4] 2011[9] earlier[10][11]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Queens County, New Brunswick[5][6][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 Decrease 5.3% 93.83% 445 Decrease 11.0% 4.32% 40 Steady 0.39% 150 Increase 15.4% 1.46%
2011
10,865
 10,195 Decrease 2.9% 93.83% 500 Decrease 18.0% 4.60% 40 Decrease 27.3% 0.37% 130 Decrease 56.7% 1.20%
2006
11,460
 10,495 Decrease 3.4% 91.58% 610 Increase 17.3% 5.32% 55 Increase 37.5% 0.48% 300 Increase 46.3% 2.62%
2001
11,635
 10,870 Decrease 4.7% 93.43% 520 Decrease 23.0% 4.47% 40 Steady 0.0% 0.34% 205 Increase 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

Protected areas and attractions

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

Notable people

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Census Profile, 2016 Census Queens, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "Queens County", Place Names of New Brunswick: Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, retrieved August 13, 2023
  3. ^ Brown, Thomas J. (1922), Nova Scotia Place Names (PDF), p. 122, retrieved August 13, 2023
  4. ^ a b c "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Queens County, New Brunswick
  7. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  8. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  9. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  10. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  11. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
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