Carleton County, New Brunswick

"Carleton County" redirects here. For the historic county in Ontario, see Carleton County, Ontario.

Carleton
—  County  —
Location of Carleton County, New Brunswick
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Towns	Woodstock, Florenceville-Bristol
Established	1831
Electoral Districts      Federal	Tobique—Mactaquac
Provincial	Carleton & Victoria-Tobique
Area
• Land	3,311.99 km2 (1,278.77 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	26,632
• Density	8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
• Change 2001-06	2.0%
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	506
Dwellings	11,184
Median Income*	$43,627
*Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Map of municipal government units in Carleton County.

Carleton County (2006 population 26,632) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada.

The county is located in western New Brunswick, it borders on the west, the State of Maine; on the south, York County; on the north, Victoria County and is bisected by the Saint John River. Potato farming is a major industry. The scenic town of Hartland is home to the longest covered bridge in the world.

Census subdivisions

Communities

There are five incorporated municipalities within Carleton County (listed by 2006 population counts and national census rankings):

Official Name	Status	Area km2	Population	Census Ranking
Woodstock	Town	13.41	5,113	679 of 5,008
Florenceville-Bristol	Town	15.60	*1,539	*1,569 of 5,008
Created May 12, 2008 by merger of the following two dissolved communities:
Florenceville	Village	7.18	860	2,265 of 5,008
Bristol	Village	8.42	679	2,612 of 5,008
Hartland	Town	9.63	947	2,124 of 5,008
Bath	Village	2.03	512	2,982 of 5,008
Centreville	Village	2.69	523	2,952 of 5,008

(* = approximations only)

Parishes

The county is subdivided into eleven parishes (listed by 2006 population counts and national census rankings):

Official Name	Status	Area km2	Population	Census Ranking
Wakefield	Parish	196.42	2,703	1,079 of 5,008
Kent	Parish	839.79	2,361	1,184 of 5,008
Woodstock	Parish	197.45	2,148	1,258 of 5,008
Brighton	Parish	508.30	1,834	1,402 of 5,008
Wicklow	Parish	195.50	1,753	1,441 of 5,008
Northampton	Parish	243.31	1,599	1,537 of 5,008
Richmond	Parish	258.82	1,414	1,666 of 5,008
Peel	Parish	113.12	1,257	1,779 of 5,008
Wilmot	Parish	191.43	1,143	1,888 of 5,008
Aberdeen	Parish	447.91	959	2,105 of 5,008
Simonds	Parish	75.54	489	3,044 of 5,008

First Nations

There is one First Nations reserve in Carleton County (listed by 2006 population counts and national census rankings):

Official Name	Status	Area km2	Population	Census Ranking
Woodstock 23	Reserve	1.04	338	3,550 of 5,008

Demographics

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
2006	26,632	2.0%
2001	27,184	1.0%
1996	26,910	3.4%
1991	26,026	N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
English only	25,465	96.62%
Other languages	435	1.65%
French only	405	1.54%
Both English and French	50	0.19%

Unincorporated communities

Shown with 2001 populations:

• Lakeville (381)
• Somerville (368)
• Northampton (362)
• Upper Kent (167)
• Debec (135)
• Coldstream (134)
• Glassville (108)
• Benton (74)

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

• Ketchum, T.C.L. (1981 (first published 1922)). A Short History of Carleton County New Brunswick (2nd ed.). Non-Entity Press. 86pp. ISBN 0-9690215-5-0. http://books.google.com/books?id=nflbPgAACAAJ. 

External links

• Carleton County Guide
• Carleton County Colloquialisms
• McCain Foods Ltd
• Town of Woodstock
• Town of Hartland
• Falls Brook Centre