| Restigouche | |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Brunswick |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1837 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8,580.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 30,955 |
| Population Density Km2: | 3.6 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2011-2016 |
| Population Blank1: | 5.0% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 15,259 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | 506 |
Restigouche County (2016 population 30,955) is located in north-central New Brunswick, Canada.[1] [2] The county is named for the Restigouche River which flows through the county and is famous for its salmon pools, which have attracted wealthy American and Canadian tourists to the region's summer colonies for decades. Forestry dominates the local economy.
There are nine municipalities within Restigouche County (listed by 2016 population):[1]
| Official Name | Designation | Area km2 | Pop 2016 | Parish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbellton | City | 18.58 | 6,883 | Addington | |
| Atholville | Village | 119.60 | 3,570 | Addington | |
| Dalhousie | Town | 15.22 | 3,126 | Dalhousie | |
| Saint-Quentin | Town | 4.24 | 2,194 | Saint-Quentin | |
| Kedgwick | Rural community | 658.08 | 1,979 | Grimmer | |
| Eel River Dundee | Village | 65.48 | 1,953 | Dalhousie | |
| Balmoral | Village | 43.39 | 1,674 | Balmoral | |
| Charlo | Village | 31.30 | 1,310 | Colborne | |
| Tide Head | Village | 19.43 | 938 | Addington |
There are two First Nations reservations in Restigouche County (listed by 2016 population):[1] [2]
| Official Name | Designation | Area km2 | Population | Parish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eel River 3 | Reservation | 1.46 | 329 | Dalhousie | |
| Indian Ranch | Reservation | 0.58 | 89 | Dalhousie |
The county is subdivided into eight parishes. (Listed by 2016 population, excluding municipalities):[1] [2]
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Restigouche 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 8566.82km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Restigouche County, New Brunswick | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | ||||||
| 19,415 | 3.6% | 64.38% | 9,930 | 7.11% | 32.93% | 555 | 0.89% | 1.84% | 255 | 6.25% | 0.85% | ||||||||
| 20,150 | 4.2% | 63.68% | 10,690 | 4.3% | 33.79% | 560 | 31.8% | 1.77% | 240 | 42.2% | 0.76% | ||||||||
| 21,030 | 5.7% | 63.64% | 11,175 | 9.2% | 33.82% | 425 | 21.3% | 1.29% | 415 | 62.7% | 1.25% | ||||||||
| 22,300 | 5.2% | 62.98% | 12,310 | 10.3% | 34.77% | 540 | 21.2% | 1.53% | 255 | 21.4% | 0.72% | ||||||||
| 23,530 | n/a | 61.68% | 13,720 | n/a | 35.97% | 685 | n/a | 1.80% | 210 | n/a | 0.55% | ||||||||
Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:[5]
See also: List of historic places in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.
See main article: List of people from Restigouche County, New Brunswick.