Queens County (french: Comté de Queens; 2016 population 10,472
) is located in central
New Brunswick, Canada. The county shire town is the village of Gagetown.
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):
*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):
Demographics
As a
census division
Census divisions, in Canada and the United States of America, United States, are areas delineated for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government in and of themselves. The census divisions of Canada are second-lev ...
in the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...
, Queens County had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Language
Transportation
Major Highways
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Protected areas and attractions
Notable people
See also
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List of communities in New Brunswick
This is a list of communities in New Brunswick, a province in Canada. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as either an incorporated municipality, an Indian reserve, or an unincorporated community inside or outside a municipalit ...
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Queens, New York
References
External links
Queens County Guide
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Counties of New Brunswick