Sunbury County, New Brunswick

Sunbury County (2016 population 27,644[1]) is located in central New Brunswick, Canada. A large military base (CFB Gagetown) is located in the western part of the county south of the town of Oromocto. The county also hosts forestry and mixed farming. Burton is the county shire town.

For the 18th-century county of the same name, see Sunbury County, Nova Scotia.
Sunbury
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Location within New Brunswick.
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
Established1785
Area
[1]
 • Land2,696.53 km2 (1,041.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total27,644
 • Density10.3/km2 (27/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Increase 1.8%
 • Dwellings
11,853
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code506

Census subdivisions

Communities

There are three municipalities within Sunbury County (listed by 2016 population):[1]

Official Name Designation Area km2 Population Parish
Oromocto Town 22.44 9,223 Burton
Fredericton Junction Village 23.85 704 Gladstone
Tracy Village 29.46 608 Gladstone

Much of the Village of Minto lies within Sunbury County, but since most of it is in Queens County, Statistics Canada considers it as part of Queens. Similarly, a small portion of the city of Fredericton lies within Sunbury County, but is counted as part of York.

First Nations

There is one First Nations reservation in Sunbury County (listed by 2016 population):[2]

Official Name Designation Area km2 Population Parish
Oromocto 26 Reservation 0.31 282 Burton
Map of municipal government units in Sunbury County.

Parishes

The county is subdivided into seven parishes (listed by 2016 population):[1]

Official Name Area km2 Population Municipalities Unincorporated communities
Lincoln 159.59 7,177 Lincoln / Lower Lincoln / Rusagonis-Waasis / Rusagonis Station / Sunpoke
Burton 259.10 5,119 Oromocto (town)
Oromocto 26 (reservation)		 Babbitt / Burpees Corner / Burton / French Lake / Geary / Goan / Haneytown / Lower Burton /
McGowans Corner / Sheffield / Swan Creek / Waterville / Woodside
Maugerville 921.96 1,831 Maugerville / Noonan / Sunbury / Upper Maugerville
Blissville 341.74 919 Blissville / Central Blissville / Germany / Hoyt / Juvenile Settlement / Mill Settlement /
Mill Settlement West / Patterson / Sand Brook
Sheffield 272.16 809 Albrights Corner / Fernmount / Lakeville Corner / Randall Corner / Ripples / Scale / Sheffield
Northfield 303.77 620 Cantor / Duffys Corner / Hardwood Ridge / Humphrey Corner / New Avon /
New England Settlement / New Zion / North Forks / Slope Road
Gladstone 362.23 452 Fredericton Junction (village)
Tracy (village)		 Gladstone / Three Tree Creek / Tracyville / Upper Tracy / Vespra

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sunbury County had a population of 27,864 living in 11,310 of its 11,903 total private dwellings, a change of 0.8% from its 2016 population of 27,644. With a land area of 2,692.97 km2 (1,039.76 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.3/km2 (26.8/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:[6]

Protected areas and attractions
See also: List of historic places in Sunbury County, New Brunswick

Notable people
Main article: List of people from Sunbury County, New Brunswick

See also

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sunbury County, New Brunswick.
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Sunbury, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  2. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Oromocto 26, Indian reserve [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  3. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  5. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sunbury County, New Brunswick
  6. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7



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