Victoria County, New Brunswick

Victoria County (2016 population 18,617^[1]) is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Farming, especially of potatoes, is the major industry in the county. The area was named for Queen Victoria.^[2]

Victoria
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1844
Shire town	Perth-Andover
Area ^[1]
• Land	5,505.56 km^2 (2,125.71 sq mi)
Population  (2016)^[1]
• Total	18,617
• Density	3.4/km^2 (9/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	6.5%
• Dwellings	9,178
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code	506

Map of municipal government units in Victoria County.

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Census subdivisions

Communities

There are five municipalities within Victoria County (listed by 2016 population):^[3]

Official Name	Designation	Area km^2	Population	Parish
Grand Falls/Grand-Sault	Town	18.09	5,326	Grand Falls
Perth-Andover	Village	8.97	1,590	Perth
Plaster Rock	Village	3.04	1,023	Gordon
Drummond	Village	8.90	737	Drummond
Aroostook	Village	2.23	306	Andover

First Nations

There is one First Nations reserve in Victoria County (listed by 2016 population):^[4]

Official Name	Designation	Area km^2	Population	Parish
Tobique 20	Reserve	24.98	968	Perth

Parishes

The county is subdivided into seven parishes (listed by 2016 population):^[3]

Official Name	Area km^2	Population	Municipalities	Unincorporated communities
Drummond	1,014.89	2,157	Drummond (village)	Black Brook / Burgess Settlement / Caldwell / Canton / Davis Mill / Desjardins Road / Ennishone / Hazen / Hennigar Corner / Jardine Brook / McManus Siding / Price Road / Quatre-Coins / Violette Brook / Violette Station
Gordon	1,431.58	1,493	Plaster Rock (village)	Anderson Road / Anfield / Arthurette / Birch Ridge / Bluebell Station / Crombie Settlement / Hazeldean / Maple View / North View / O'Dell / Picadilly / Red Rapids / Rowena / Sisson Ridge / St. Almo / Three Brooks / Wapske / Weaver
Denmark	751.27	1,471		Foley Brook / Lake Edward / Lerwick / New Denmark / North Tilley / Salmonhurst Corner / South Tilley
Grand Falls	158.04	1,109	Grand Falls/Grand-Sault (town)	Argosy / California Settlement / Costigan / Four Falls / Gillespie Settlement / Grand Falls Portage / Kelly Road / Limestone / Lower California / Lower Portage / McCluskey / Morrell Siding / Undine / Upper California
Perth	318.25	1,082	Perth-Andover (village) Tobique 20 (reserve)	Beech Glen / Beech Glen Road / Bon Accord / Caldwell Brook / Currie / Gladwyn / Hillside / Inman / Kilburn / Kincardine / Lower Kintore / Lower Perth / Maliseet / Muniac / Quaker Brook / Red Rapids / Rowena / Tobique Narrows / Upper Kintore
Andover	123.45	891	Aroostook (village)	Bairdsville / Beaconsfield / Carlingford / Dover Hill / Hillandale / Maliseet / River De Chute / Tinker / Turner Settlement
Lorne	1,641.87	464		Blue Mountain Bend / Burntland Brook / Enterprise / Everett / Haley Brook / Lorne / Mapleview / Nictau / North View / Oxbow / Riley Brook / Sisson Brook / Two Brooks / Victoria

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Victoria County, New Brunswick

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	20,786	—
1996	21,929	+5.5%
2001	21,172	−3.5%
2006	20,319	−4.0%
2011	19,921	−2.0%
2016	18,617	−6.5%
^[5]^[1]

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Victoria County had a population of 18,312 living in 8,249 of its 9,054 total private dwellings, a change of -1.6% from its 2016 population of 18,617. With a land area of 5,492.85 km² (2,120.80 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.3/km² (8.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[6]

Canada census – Victoria County, New Brunswick community profile

	2016	2011
Population	18,617 (-6.5% from 2011)	19,921 (-2.0% from 2006)
Land area	5,505.56 km^2 (2,125.71 sq mi)	5,503.93 km^2 (2,125.08 sq mi)
Population density	3.4/km^2 (8.8/sq mi)	3.6/km^2 (9.3/sq mi)
Median age	48.7 (M: 47.9, F: 49.3)	45.2 (M: 44.4, F: 45.9)
Total private dwellings	9,178	9,342
Median household income	$49,146	$41,435

References: 2016^[3] 2011^[7] earlier^[8][9]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Victoria County, New Brunswick^[5]^[1]
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Non-official languages
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		18,365		9,930	7.5%	54.07%		7,875	6.7%	42.88%		190		1.00%		370	25.2%	2.01%
2011		19,630		10,740	0.2%	54.71%		8,405	2.2%	42.82%		190	90.0%	0.97%		295	52.4%	1.50%
2006		20,070		10,760	4.7%	53.61%		8,590	3.5%	42.80%		100	48.7%	0.50%		620	18.1%	3.09%
2001		20,915		11,290	6.2%	53.98%		8,905	0.8%	42.58%		195	13.3%	0.93%		525	22.1%	2.51%
1996		21,675		12,040	n/a	55.55%		8,980	n/a	41.43%		225	n/a	1.04%		430	n/a	1.98%

Ethnic Groups (2016)^[1] Race Population Pct (%) White 16,190 88.2% Asian 105 0.6% Aboriginal 1,920 10.5% Other 80 0.4%

Religious make-up (2001)^[10] Religion Population Pct (%) Catholic 12,695 60.70% Protestant 6,170 29.50% Christian n.i.e. 190 0.91% Other religions 60 0.29% No religious affiliation 1,800 8.61%

Transportation

Major highways

•   Route 2 (TCH)
•   Route 17
•   Route 105
•   Route 108
•   Route 109
•   Route 130
•   Route 190
•   Route 218
•   Route 375
•   Route 380
•   Route 385
•   Route 390
•   Route 395
•   Route 560

Protected areas and attractions

See also: List of historic places in Victoria County, New Brunswick

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.

Full Name	Community	Famous for	Birth	Death	Other
Ron Turcotte	Drummond	Sports	1941
Wayne Maunder	Four Falls	Actor	1937	2018

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick
• Royal eponyms in Canada

References

1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Victoria, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
2. "Victoria County", Place Names of New Brunswick: Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, retrieved August 13, 2023
3. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
4. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Tobique 20, Indian reserve [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
10. [1] Religious make-up, for Victoria County, 2001 census - 100% data

External links

• Victoria County Guide

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