Albert County, New Brunswick

{{short description|County in New Brunswick, Canada}} {{use mdy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Albert County | other_name = | native_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = County | motto = | image_skyline = NB Alma2 tango7174.jpg | image_caption = Farm landscape near Alma | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_shield = | image_map = Map of New Brunswick highlighting Albert County.png | map_caption = Location within New Brunswick | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Canada | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = New Brunswick | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = Established | established_date = 1845 | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = | area_footnotes = <ref name=2021census/> | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = 1806.23 | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | population_as_of = 2021 | population_footnotes = <ref name=2021census/> | population_note = | population_total = 30,749 | population_density_km2 = 17.0 | population_blank1_title = Pop {{small|2016-2021}} | population_blank1 = {{increase}} 5.5% | population_blank2_title = Dwellings | population_blank2 = 13,476 | timezone = AST | utc_offset = -4 | timezone_DST = ADT | utc_offset_DST = -3 | coordinates = {{coord|45.82|-64.85|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | area_code = 506 | blank_name = | blank_info = | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | website = | footnotes = }} {{Commons category}}

'''Albert County''' (2021 population 30,749)<ref name=2021census/> is New Brunswick's third-youngest county, located on the Western side of the Petitcodiac River on the Chignecto Bay in the Bay of Fundy; the shire town is Hopewell Cape. The county was established in 1845 from parts of Westmorland County and Saint John County, and named after Prince Albert.<ref>{{cite book | last = Hamilton | first = William Baillie | title = Place Names of Atlantic Canada | publisher = University of Toronto Press | isbn = 0-8020-7570-3 | year = 1996 | pages = 43}}</ref> Since the abolition of county municipal governments in 1967, its best-known use is as a census division.

The mineral albertite was discovered a few miles away in 1849, giving rise to Albert Mines.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hamilton|first=William|title=The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names|publisher=Macmillan|year=1978|isbn=0-7715-9754-1|location=Toronto|pages=70}}</ref>

==Census subdivisions==

===Municipalities=== There are four municipalities within Albert County (listed by 2021 population):<ref name="cp2021"/> {|class="wikitable" |- ! Official name ! Status ! Area km2 ! Population ! Parish |- | Riverview | Town | align="right"|34.10 | align="right"|20,584 | align="center"|Coverdale |- | Hillsborough | Village | align="right"|12.81 | align="right"|1,348 | align="center"|Hillsborough |- | Riverside-Albert | Village | align="right"|3.39 | align="right"|348 | align="center"|Hopewell |- | Alma | Village | align="right"|47.64 | align="right"|282 | align="center"|Alma |}

===Parishes=== The county's six parishes serve as rural census subdivisions, which do not include the municipalities within them (listed by 2021 population):<ref name="cp2021"/> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Official name ! Area km2 ! Population ! municipalities ! Unincorporated communities |- | Coverdale | align="right"|236.00 | align="right"|4,766 | align="center"|Riverview (town) | Colpitts Settlement / Five Points / Grub Road / Lower Coverdale / Lower Turtle Creek / Middlesex / Middle Coverdale / Nixon / Pine Glen / Price / Salisbury Back Road / Stoney Creek / Synton / Turtle Creek / Upper Coverdale |- | Hillsborough | align="right"|304.03 | align="right"|1,397 | align="center"|Hillsborough (village) | Albert Mines / Baltimore / Beech Hill / Berryton / Caledonia Mountain / Dawson Settlement / Edgetts Landing / Isaiah Corner / Osborne Corner / Rosevale / Salem / Shenstone / Steeves Mills / Steevescote / Weldon |- | Elgin | align="right"|519.54 | align="right"|1,064 | align="center"| | Church Hill / Churchs Corner / Elgin / Ferndale / Forest Hill / Goshen / Gowland Mountain / Harrison Settlement / Hillside / Little River / Mapleton / Meadow / Midland / Parkindale / Pleasant Vale / Prosser Brook / Ross Corner |- | Hopewell | align="right"|149.14 | align="right"|597 | align="center"|Riverside-Albert (village) | Cape Station / Chemical Road / Chester / Curryville / Demoiselle Creek / Hopewell Cape / Hopewell Hill / Lower Cape / McGinleys Corner / Memel Settlement / Mountville / Shepody |- | Harvey | align="right"|276.85 | align="right"|358 | align="center"| | Beaver Brook / Brookville / Cape Enrage / Derrys Corner / Germantown / Harvey / Harvey Bank / Little Ridge / Midway / New Horton / New Ireland / Upper New Horton / Waterside / West River |- | Alma | align="right"|222.74 | align="right"|5<ref group=lower-alpha>Population is rounded in census for privacy reasons.</ref> | align="center"|Alma (village) | Mitchells Corner / Teahans Corner |}

==Demographics== {{Historical populations | title= Historical Census Data - Albert County, New Brunswick | percentages = | shading = off | align = right | cols = | 1851 |6313 | 1861 |9444 | 1871 |10672 | 1881 |12329 | 1891 |10971 | 1901 |10925 | 1911 |9691 | 1921 |8607 | 1931 |7679 | 1941 |8421 | 1951 |9910 | 1956 |10943 | 1961 |12485 | 1966 |13944 | 1971 |16307 | 1976 |22159 | 1981 |23632 | 1986 |N/A | 1991 |25640 | 1996 |26492 | 2001 |26749 | 2006 |27562 | 2011 |28846 | 2016 |29158 | 2021 |30749 | footnote = <ref name="scpast">Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census</ref><ref name=2021census/> }}

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Albert County had a population of {{val|30749|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|12913|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|13476|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:30749-29158}}|29158|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|29158|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|1806.23|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|30749|1806.23|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000701 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 3, 2022}}</ref> {{Canada census |location = Albert |2021_population=30,749 | 2021_pop_delta=+5.5 | 2021_land_area=1,806.23 | 2021_pop_density=17 |2021_median_age=46.0 | 2021_median_age_m=44.8 | 2021_median_age_f=47.2 |2021_total_pvt_dwell=13,476 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=12,913 |2021_mean_hh_income=77,500 |2021_geocode=2021A00031306 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19 |2016_population=29,158 |2016_pop_delta=+1.1 |2016_land_area=1,807.88 |2016_pop_density=16.1 |2016_median_age=45.0 |2016_median_age_m=44.0 |2016_median_age_f=46.0 |2016_total_pvt_dwell=13,111 |2016_mean_hh_income=66,521 |2016_access_date=2019-09-03 |2011_population=28,846 |2011_pop_delta=+4.7 |2011_land_area=1,806.54 |2011_pop_density=16.0 |2011_median_age=42.9 |2011_median_age_m=41.8 |2011_median_age_f=43.9 |2011_total_pvt_dwell=12,573 |2011_mean_hh_income=60,952 |2011_access_date=2014-03-31 |2006_population=27,562 | 2006_pop_delta=+3.0 | 2006_land_area=1,806.12 | 2006_pop_density=15.3 |2006_median_age=41.0 | 2006_median_age_m=40.2 | 2006_median_age_f=41.7 |2006_total_pvt_dwell=11,503 | 2006_mean_hh_income=54,297 | 2006_access_date=2014-03-31 |2001_population=26,749 | 2001_pop_delta=+1.0 | 2001_land_area=1,806.12 | 2001_pop_density=14.8 |2001_median_age=38.6 | 2001_median_age_m=37.8 | 2001_median_age_f=39.3 |2001_total_pvt_dwell=10,705 |2001_mean_hh_income=47,799 | 2001_access_date=2014-03-31 |notes= }}

===Language=== {| class="wikitable" !colspan="19"|Canada Census Mother Tongue - Albert County, New Brunswick<ref name="scpast"/> |- ! Census | ! Total |colspan="1"| !colspan="3"|{{center|English}} |colspan="1"| !colspan="3"|{{center|French}} |colspan="1"| !colspan="3"|{{center|English & French}} |colspan="1"| !colspan="3"|{{center|Non-official languages}} |- ! Year | ! Responses | ! Count ! Trend ! Pop % | ! Count ! Trend ! Pop % | ! Count ! Trend ! Pop % | ! Count ! Trend ! Pop % |- | {{center|2021}} | | {{center|30,505}} | | 26,695 | {{increase}} 2.3% | 87.51% | | 2,195 | {{increase}} 10.0% | 7.20% | | 490 | {{increase}} 108.5% | 1.61% | | 935 | {{increase}} 74.8% | 3.07% |- | {{center|2016}} | | {{center|28,930}} | | 26,105 | {{decrease}} 0.2% | 90.24% | | 1,995 | {{increase}} 8.1% | 6.90% | | 235 | {{increase}} 17.5% | 0.81% | | 535 | {{increase}} 30.5% | 1.85% |- | {{center|2011}} | | {{center|28,590}} | | 26,135 | {{increase}} 4.0% | 91.41% | | 1,845 | {{increase}} 17.1% | 6.45% | | 200 | {{increase}} 207.7% | 0.70% | | 410 | {{decrease}} 16.3% | 1.43% |- | {{center|2006}} | | {{center|27,260}} | | 25,130 | {{increase}} 2.0% | 92.19% | | 1,575 | {{increase}} 9.4% | 5.78% | | 65 | {{decrease}} 43.5% | 0.24% | | 490 | {{increase}} 78.2% | 1.80% |- | {{center|2001}} | | {{center|26,470}} | | 24,640 | {{decrease}} 0.1% | 93.09% | | 1,440 | {{increase}} 10.8% | 5.44% | | 115 | {{increase}} 15.0% | 0.43% | | 275 | {{increase}} 44.7% | 1.04% |- | {{center|1996}} | | {{center|26,255}} | | 24,665 | n/a | 93.94% | | 1,300 | n/a | 4.95% | | 100 | n/a | 0.38% | | 190 | n/a | 0.72% |}

==Access Routes== Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:<ref>Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas {{ISBN|978-1-55368-618-7}}</ref> {{col-begin|width=75%}} {{col-4}} *'''Highways''' **None {{col-4}} *'''Principal Routes''' **{{jct|state=NB|NB|112}} **{{jct|state=NB|NB|114}} {{col-4}} *'''Secondary Routes:''' **{{jct|state=NB|NB|895}} **{{jct|state=NB|NB|905}} **{{jct|state=NB|NB|910}} **{{jct|state=NB|NB|915}} {{col-4}} *'''External Routes:''' **None {{col-end}}

==Protected areas and attractions== {{See also|List of historic places in Albert County, New Brunswick}} thumb|right|upright=2|Sunset over the Bay of Fundy near Waterside * Fundy National Park **Chignecto North **Headquarters **Point Wolfe **Visitors Centre * Hopewell Rocks * Shepody National Wildlife Area * Wilson Brook Natural Protected Area * Cape Enrage * Albert County Museum

==Notable people== {{Main|List of people from Albert County}}

==Notes== {{notelist}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://newbrunswick.countyguide.ca/albert/ Albert County Guide] {{Geographic location | Centre = Albert County | North = Westmorland County | Northeast = | East = Westmorland County | Southeast = | South = ''Bay of Fundy'' {{flagicon|NS}} Cumberland County, Nova Scotia | Southwest = | West = Kings County Saint John County | Northwest = }} {{Subdivisions of New Brunswick|counties=yes|state=expanded}}

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