| Sunbury | |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Brunswick |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1785 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 2,696.53 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 27,644 |
| Population Density Km2: | 10.3 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2011-2016 |
| Population Blank1: | 1.8% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 11,853 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | 506 |
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.
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.
There is one First Nations reservation in Sunbury County (listed by 2016 population):[2]
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 |
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 2692.97km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]
| 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 |
| 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% |
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 Sunbury County, New Brunswick.
See main article: List of people from Sunbury County, New Brunswick.