Albert County (2016 population 29,158) is New Brunswick's third-youngest

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located on the Western side of the Petitcodiac River on the Chignecto Bay in the

Bay of Fundy The Bay of Fundy (french: Baie de Fundy) is a bay between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with a small portion touching the U.S. state of Maine. It is an arm of the Gulf of Maine. Its extremely high tidal range is the hi ...

. Prior to the abolition of county government in 1967, the

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was Hopewell Cape. The county was established in 1845 from parts of Westmorland County and

Saint John County Saint John County (2016 population: 74,020) is located in southern New Brunswick, Canada. The city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Saint John dominates the county. Elsewhere in the county, tourism is focused around the Bay of Fundy. Census sub ...

, and named after

Prince Albert Prince Albert most commonly refers to: *Albert, Prince Consort (1819–1861), consort of Queen Victoria *Albert II, Prince of Monaco (born 1958), present head of state of Monaco Prince Albert may also refer to: Royalty * Albert I of Belgium ...

. The mineral albertite was discovered a few miles away in 1849, giving rise to Albert Mines.

Census subdivisions

Communities

There are four municipalities within Albert County (listed by 2016 population):

Parishes

The county is subdivided into six parishes (listed by 2016 population): ^note 2016 population of the Village of Alma

Demographics

As a

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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

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, Albert 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

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas *Highways **None *Principal Routes ** ** *Secondary Routes: ** ** ** ** *External Routes: **None

Protected areas and attractions

* Fundy National Park **Chignecto North **Headquarters **Point Wolfe **Visitors Centre *

Hopewell Rocks The Hopewell Rocks, also called the Flowerpots Rocks or simply The Rocks, are rock formations known as sea stacks caused by tidal erosion in the Hopewell Rocks Ocean Tidal Exploration Site at the Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park in New Brunswick, ...

McManus Hill Natural Protected Area McManus is an Irish surname. It is derived from the Irish Gaelic "Mac Mághnais", in modern Irish "McMaghnuis" which means "Son of Magnus". Its earlier origin is from the Latin "magnus", meaning "great". The Normans used it to honour Charlemagne ( ...

* Shepody National Wildlife Area *

Wilson Brook Natural Protected Area Wilson may refer to: People *Wilson (name) ** List of people with given name Wilson ** List of people with surname Wilson * Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender *Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson Rodr ...

* Cape Enrage *

Albert County Museum The Albert County Museum is located in Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick. The Museum consists of eight buildings on a six-acre site and features twenty-two themed galleries. All of the buildings are original to the site and are part of the overall hist ...

Notable people

References

External links

Albert County Guide

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