Sunbury County (2016 population 27,644
) is located in central
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
, Canada. A large military base (
CFB Gagetown
5th Canadian Division Support Base (5 CDSB) Gagetown, formerly known as and commonly referred to as CFB Gagetown, is a large Canadian Forces Base covering an area over , located in southwestern New Brunswick.
Construction of the base
At the ...
) is located in the western part of the county south of the town of Oromocto. The county also hosts forestry and
mixed farming Mixed farming is a type of farming which involves both the growing of crops and the raising of livestock.
Such agriculture occurs across Asia and in countries such as India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Afghanistan, South Africa, China, Central Europe, Can ...
.
Burton is the county
shiretown.
Census subdivisions
Communities
There are three municipalities within Sunbury County (listed by 2016 population):
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
Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River, which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the do ...
lies within Sunbury County, but is counted as part of York.
First Nations
There is one First Nations reservation in Sunbury County (listed by 2016 population):
Parishes
The county is subdivided into seven parishes (listed by 2016 population):
Demographics
As a
census division
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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
Statistics Canada
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, Sunbury 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.
Population trend
Mother tongue (2016)
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:
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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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Sunbury County, Nova Scotia
Sunbury County was a county in Nova Scotia. The county ceased to exist when the province of New Brunswick was created in 1784.
The county was created in 1765, alongside a formal enlargement of Cumberland County north and westward (taking in pr ...
References
External links
Sunbury County Guide
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Counties of New Brunswick