Sunbury County (2021 population 27,864) 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.
Census subdivisions
Communities There are three municipalities within Sunbury County (listed by 2016 population): Official name Designation Area km2 Population Parish Oromocto Town22.449,223Burton Fredericton Junction Village23.85704 Gladstone Tracy Village29.46608 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): Official name Designation Area km2 Population Parish Oromocto 26 Reservation0.31282Burton
Parishes The county is subdivided into seven parishes (listed by 2016 population): Official name Area km2 Population Municipalities Unincorporated communities Lincoln159.597,177 Lincoln / Lower Lincoln / Rusagonis-Waasis / Rusagonis Station / Sunpoke Burton259.105,119 Oromocto (town)Oromocto 26 (reservation) Babbitt / Burpees Corner / Burton / French Lake / Geary / Goan / Haneytown / Lower Burton / McGowans Corner / Sheffield / Swan Creek / Waterville / Woodside Maugerville921.961,831 Maugerville / Noonan / Sunbury / Upper Maugerville Blissville341.74919 Blissville / Central Blissville / Germany / Hoyt / Juvenile Settlement / Mill Settlement / Mill Settlement West / Patterson / Sand Brook Sheffield272.16809 Albrights Corner / Fernmount / Lakeville Corner / Randall Corner / Ripples / Scale / Sheffield Northfield303.77620 Cantor / Duffys Corner / Hardwood Ridge / Humphrey Corner / New Avon / New England Settlement / New Zion / North Forks / Slope Road Gladstone362.23452Fredericton 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 living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Population trendStatistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census Census Population Change (%) 2016 27,644 1.8% 2011 27,143 6.3% 2006 25,542 0.9% 2001 25,776 1.6% 1996 25,358 7.6% 1991 23,575 N/A
Mother tongue (2016) Language Population Pct (%) English only 24,175 87.7% French only 2,670 9.7% Other languages 480 1.7% Both English and French 235 0.9%
Access Routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas
Highways
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External Routes: None
Protected areas and attractions
Notable people
See also List of communities in New Brunswick Sunbury County, Nova Scotia
References
2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sunbury County, New Brunswick
External links Sunbury County Guide