Victoria County, New Brunswick

Victoria
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1844
Area
• Land	5,503.93 km2 (2,125.08 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	19,921
• Density	3.6/km2 (9/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.0%
• Dwellings	9,342
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	506

Map of municipal government units in Victoria County.

Victoria County (2011 population 19,921) is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Farming, especially of potatoes, is the major industry in the county.

Census subdivisions

Communities

There are five incorporated municipalities within Victoria County (listed by 2011 population):

Official Name	Designation	Area km2	Population	Parish
Grand Falls/Grand-Sault	Town	18.06	5,706	Grand Falls
Perth-Andover	Village	8.89	1,778	Perth
Plaster Rock	Village	3.09	1,135	Gordon
Drummond	Village	8.91	775	Drummond
Aroostook	Village	2.24	351	Andover

First Nations

There is one First Nations reserve in Victoria County (listed by 2011 population):

Official Name	Designation	Area km2	Pop 2011	Parish
Tobique 20	Reserve	24.94	1,039	Perth

Parishes

The county is subdivided into seven parishes (listed by 2011 population):

Official Name	Area km2	Pop 2011	Incorporated municipalities	Unincorporated communities
Drummond	1,014.90	2,250	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
Denmark	750.51	1,592		Foley Brook / Lake Edward / Lerwick / New Denmark / North Tilley / Salmonhurst Corner / South Tilley
Gordon	1,430.98	1,567	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
Grand Falls	158.43	1,172	Grand Falls/Grand-Sault (town)	Argosy / California Settlement / Costigan / Four Falls / Gillespie Settlement / Grand Falls Portage / Kelly Road / Lower California / Lower Portage / McCluskey / Morrell Siding / Undine / Upper California
Perth	318.06	1,096	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	123.57	942	Aroostook (village)	Bairdsville / Beaconsfield / Carlingford / Dover Hill / Hillandale / Maliseet / River De Chute / Tinker / Turner Settlement
Lorne	1,640.29	518		Blue Mountain Bend / Burntland Brook / Enterprise / Everett / Haley Brook / Lorne / Mapleview / Nictau / North View / Oxbow / Riley Brook / Sisson Brook / Two Brooks / Victoria

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Victoria County, New Brunswick
Year Pop. ±% 1991 20,786 —     1996 21,929 +5.5%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 21,172 −3.5% 2006 20,319 −4.0%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 19,921 −2.0%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Victoria County, New Brunswick
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
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 (2006)

Race	Population	Pct (%)
White	19,915	99.20%
Asian	70	0.35%
Black	55	0.27%
Other	20	0.10%

Religious make-up (2001)

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%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:

• Highways
  • Route 2 (TCH)
  • Route 17

• Principal Routes
  • Route 105
  • Route 108
  • Route 109
  • Route 130
  • Route 190

• Secondary Routes:
  • Route 380
  • Route 385
  • Route 390
  • Route 395

• External Routes:
  • U.S. Route 1
  • Maine State Route 167
  • Maine State Route 229

Protected areas and attractions

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

Notable People

Main article: List of people from Victoria County, New Brunswick

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

External links

• Victoria County Guide