Gloucester County, New Brunswick
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Gloucester County (2021 population 78,256) is located in the northeastern corner of
New Brunswick New Brunswick is a Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Canada, bordering Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to ...
, Canada.New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Gloucester County
/ref> Fishing, mining and forestry are the major industries in the county. The eastern section of the county is known for its
Acadian The Acadians (; , ) are an ethnic group descended from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries. Today, most descendants of Acadians live in either the Northern American region of Acadia, ...
culture. The county is named for Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh.


Census subdivisions


Communities

There are 19 municipalities within the county. They are listed below by 2016 population:


First Nations

There is one First Nations reservation in Gloucester County (listed with 2016 population):


Parishes

The county is subdivided into ten parishes (listed by 2016 population):


Demographics

As a
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in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by
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, Gloucester 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 ** ** *Principal Routes ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *Secondary Routes: ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *Secondary Routes (cont): ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *External Routes: **None


Protected areas and attractions


Notable people


See also

*
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 municipal ...
* Royal eponyms in Canada


References


External links


Gloucester County Guide


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