| Carleton | |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Brunswick |
| Seat Type: | Electoral Districts Federal |
| Seat: | Tobique—Mactaquac |
| Parts Type: | Provincial |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1831 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 3312.72 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 26,220 |
| Population Density Km2: | 7.9 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2011-2016 |
| Population Blank1: | 3.0% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 11,823 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | 506 |
Carleton County (2016 population 26,220[1]) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada.
The western border is Aroostook County, Maine, the northern border is Victoria County, and the southeastern border is York County from which it was formed in 1831. The Saint John River bisects the western section of the county. The Southwest Miramichi River flows through the eastern section of the county. Potato farming is a major industry. The scenic town of Hartland is home to the longest covered bridge in the world.
There are five incorporated municipalities within Carleton County (listed by 2016 population):[2]
| Official Name | Designation | Area km2 | Population | Parish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstock | Town | 13.41 | 5,254 | Woodstock | |
| Florenceville-Bristol | Town | 15.62 | 1,604 | Simonds | |
| Hartland | Town | 9.45 | 957 | Brighton | |
| Centreville | Village | 2.67 | 557 | Wicklow | |
| Bath | Village | 2.00 | 476 | Kent |
There is one First Nations reserve in Carleton County, the Woodstock_First_Nation:
The county is subdivided into eleven parishes (listed by 2016 population):[3]
| Official Name | Area km2 | Population | municipalities | Unincorporated communities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield | 196.43 | 2,767 | Belleville / Briggs Corner / Hartford / Iron Ore Hill / Jackson Falls / Jacksontown / Jacksonville / Lindsay / Lower Wakefield / Lower Waterville / McKenna / Oakville / Rosedale / Somerville / South Greenfield / South Wakefield / Upper Waterville / Victoria Corner / Wakefield / Waterville | ||
| Woodstock | 195.62 | 2,220 | Woodstock (town) Woodstock 23 (reserve) | Beardsley Road / Bedell / Benton / Bulls Creek / Dibblee / Hillman / Indian Village / Mapledale / Porten Settlement / Riceville / River Road / Speerville / Springfield / Teeds Mills / Townsview Estates / Upper Southampton / Upper Woodstock / Valley | |
| Kent | 840.2 | 2,153 | Bath (village) | Beaufort / Beechwood / Carlow / Chapmanville / Clearview / Giberson Settlement / Gordonsville / Haut-Kent / Holmesville / Johnville / Kenneth / Kent / Kilfoil / Killoween / Lockharts Mill / Maplehurst / Monquart / Moose Mountain / Murphy Corner / Piercemont / River de Chute Siding / South Johnville / Summit / Tarrtown / Upper Kent / Haut-Kent / Welch | |
| Brighton | 509.67 | 1,735 | Hartland (town) | Armond / Ashland / Briggs Corner / Brighton / Carlisle / Cloverdale / Coldstream / East Brighton / East Cloverdale / Esdraelon / Howard Brook / Jericho / Lower Brighton / Lower Windsor / Mainstream / Mountain View / Pole Hill / Shewan / Simonds / South Knowlesville / Windsor | |
| Northampton | 243.44 | 1,724 | Carr / East Newbridge / Grafton / Grafton Hill / Harten Corner / Kilmarnock / Lower Northampton / Newbridge / Newburg / Northampton / Pembroke / South Newbridge / Upper Northampton | ||
| Wicklow | 195.64 | 1,697 | Centreville (village) | Clearview / Gregg Settlement / Hartley Settlement / Knoxford / Lamoreaux Corner / Listerville / Lower Greenfield / McGrath Corner / McMonagle Corner / Middle Greenfield / Royalton / Summerfield / Thomas Corner / Tracey Mills / Tweedie / Upper Knoxford / Upper Royalton / Upper Wicklow / Wakem Corner / Wicklow | |
| Richmond | 259.28 | 1,303 | Blackies Landing / Blowdown / Campbell Settlement / Debec / Elmwood / Elmwood Station / Green Road / Hodgdon Road / Irish Settlement / Kirkland / Limestone / McKenzie Corner / Monument / Oak Mountain / Plymouth / Richmond / Richmond Corner / Union Corner / Watson Settlement / Wickham | ||
| Peel | 113.09 | 1,196 | Buckwheat Brook / East Coldstream / Lansdowne / Mount Pleasant / Oakland / Peel / Riverbank / South Gordonsville / Stickney | ||
| Wilmot | 191.41 | 1,022 | Avondale / Beckim Settlement / Bloomfield / Bradley Corner / Brookville / Carvell / Charleston / Deerville / Digby Corner / Good Corner / Lakeville / Long Settlement / Lower Bloomfield / McKeaghan / Weston / Wilmot | ||
| Aberdeen | 446.20 | 781 | Aberdeen / Argyle / Biggar Ridge / Centre Glassville / Divide / East Glassville / East Knowlesville / Foreston / Glassville / Hayden Ridge / Hemphill Corner / Highlands / Juniper / Juniper Station / Ketchum Ridge / Knowlesville / MacIntosh Mill / North Ridge / South Ridge / West Glassville | ||
| Simonds | 75.56 | 473 | Florenceville-Bristol (town) | Carleton / Connell / Flanagan Hill / Hunters Corner / Simonds / St. Thomas / Strong Corner / Upper Brighton |
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Carleton 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 3309.06km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]
| Census | Population | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 26,220 | 3.0% | |
| 2011 | 27,019 | 1.5% | |
| 2006 | 26,632 | 2.0% | |
| 2001 | 27,184 | 1.0% | |
| 1996 | 26,910 | 3.4% | |
| 1991 | 26,026 | N/A | |
| 1951 | 22,269 | N/A |
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English only | 25,420 | 95.28% | |
| French only | 445 | 1.67% | |
| Non-official languages | 705 | 2.64% | |
| Multiple responses | 115 | 0.43% |
See also: List of historic places in Carleton County, New Brunswick.
See main article: List of people from Carleton County, New Brunswick.