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Victoria County (2021 population 18,312) is located in northwestern
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, Canada. Farming, especially of potatoes, is the major industry in the county. The area was named for
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Census subdivisions


Communities

There are five municipalities within Victoria County (listed by 2016 population):


First Nations

There is one First Nations reserve in Victoria County (listed by 2016 population):


Parishes

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


Demographics

As a
census division Census divisions, in Canada and the 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-level census geographic uni ...
in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; ), 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 culture. It is headquartered in ...
, Victoria 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

Ethnic Groups (2016) Religious make-up (2001)
Religious make-up, for Victoria County, 2001 census - 100% data


Transportation


Major highways

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Railways

The county is crossed by the
Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company () is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States. CN is Canada's largest railway, in terms of both revenue a ...
’s mainline Napadogan Subdivision carrying freight and includes the Little Salmon River Trestle, the second largest railway bridge in Canada.


Protected areas and attractions


Notable people

Although not everyone in this list was born in Victoria County, they all live or have lived in Victoria County and have had significant connections to the communities.


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 municipal ...
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Royal eponyms in Canada In Canada, a number of sites and structures are named for royal individuals, whether a member of the past French royal family, British royal family, or present Canadian royal family thus reflecting the country's status as a constitutional mona ...


References


External links


Victoria County Guide


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