Victoria
County
Shire townPerth-Andover
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
Established1844
Area land5492.85 km²
Population as of2021
Population total18,312
Population density3.3 km²
Change
2016-2021		1.6%
Dwellings9,054
Time zoneAST (UTC-4)
Time zone (DST)ADT (UTC-3)
Area code506

Victoria County (2021 population 18,312[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]

Census subdivisions

Communities

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

Official nameDesignationArea km2PopulationParish
Grand Falls/Grand-SaultTown18.095,326Grand Falls
Perth-AndoverVillage8.971,590Perth
Plaster RockVillage3.041,023Gordon
DrummondVillage8.90737Drummond
AroostookVillage2.23306Andover

First Nations

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

Official nameDesignationArea km2PopulationParish
Tobique 20Reserve24.98968Perth

Parishes

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

Official nameArea km2PopulationMunicipalitiesUnincorporated communities
Drummond1,014.892,157Drummond (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
Gordon1,431.581,493Plaster 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
Denmark751.271,471Foley Brook / Lake Edward / Lerwick / New Denmark / North Tilley / Salmonhurst Corner /
South Tilley
Grand Falls158.041,109Grand 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
Perth318.251,082Perth-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
Andover123.45891Aroostook (village)Bairdsville / Beaconsfield / Carlingford / Dover Hill / Hillandale / Maliseet / River De Chute /
Tinker / Turner Settlement
Lorne1,641.87464Blue 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
YearPop.±%
199120,786—
199621,929+5.5%
200121,172−3.5%
200620,319−4.0%
201119,921−2.0%
201618,617−6.5%
202118,312−1.6%

[5][6][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 -1.64% 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 in 2021.[1]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Victoria County, New Brunswick[5][6]
CensusTotal
English
French
English & French
Non-official languages
YearResponsesCountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %
2016
18,365
9,9307.5%54.07%7,8756.7%42.88%1901.00%37025.2%2.01%
2011
19,630
10,7400.2%54.71%8,4052.2%42.82%19090.0%0.97%29552.4%1.50%
2006
20,070
10,7604.7%53.61%8,5903.5%42.80%10048.7%0.50%62018.1%3.09%
2001
20,915
11,2906.2%53.98%8,9050.8%42.58%19513.3%0.93%52522.1%2.51%
1996
21,675
12,040n/a55.55%8,980n/a41.43%225n/a1.04%430n/a1.98%

Ethnic Groups (2016)[6]

RacePopulationPct (%)
White16,19088.2%
Asian1050.6%
Aboriginal1,92010.5%
Other800.4%

Religious make-up (2001)[7]

ReligionPopulationPct (%)
Catholic12,69560.70%
Protestant6,17029.50%
Christian n.i.e.1900.91%
Other religions600.29%
No religious affiliation1,8008.61%

Transportation

Railways

The county is crossed by the Canadian National Railway’s mainline Napadogan Subdivision carrying freight and includes the Little Salmon River Trestle, the second largest railway bridge in Canada.

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 NameCommunityFamous forBirthDeathOther
Ron TurcotteDrummondSports1941
Wayne MaunderFour FallsActor19372018

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Victoria County", "Place Names of New Brunswick: Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present", Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, retrieved 13 August 2023
  3. ^ cp2016
  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. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Victoria, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  7. ^ [1][dead link] Religious make-up, for Victoria County, 2001 census - 100% data