| York | |
| 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: | 8131.77 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 99,411 |
| Population Density Km2: | 12.2 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2006-2011 |
| Population Blank1: | 2.2% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 46,855 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | 506 |
York County (2016 population 99,411[1]) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county contains the provincial capital, Fredericton. Outside the city, farming and forestry are two major industries in the county, which is bisected by the Saint John River. The Southwest Miramichi River flows through the northern section of the county.
York County was established in 1785, named after the second son of King George III, Prince Frederick-Augustus (1763-1827), who was made Duke of York in 1784. By 1831,[2] the top half was highly populated, due to the rich soil in the region, so it was split off to become Carleton County.[3]
There are eleven municipalities within York County (listed by 2016 population):[4]
| Official Name | Designation | Area km2 | Population | Parish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredericton | City | 132.57 | 58,220 | n/a | |
| Hanwell | Rural community | 151.32 | 4,750 | n/a | |
| New Maryland | Village | 21.33 | 4,174 | New Maryland | |
| Upper Miramichi | Rural community | 1,835.40 | 2,218 | n/a | |
| McAdam | Village | 14.28 | 1,151 | McAdam | |
| Nackawic | Town | 7.89 | 941 | Southampton | |
| Nashwaak | Rural community | 17.11 | 412 | Stanley | |
| Harvey | Village | 2.45 | 358 | Manners Sutton | |
| Canterbury | Village | 5.33 | 336 | Canterbury | |
| Millville | Village | 12.15 | 273 | Southampton | |
| Lakeland Ridges | Village | 6.67 | 173 | Canterbury |
There are two First Nations reserves in York County (listed by 2016 population):
| Official Name | Designation | Area km2 | Population | Parish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon 30 | Reserve | 2.72 | 1,038[5] | Douglas | |
| Kingsclear 6 | Reserve | 3.81 | 493[6] | Kingsclear |
The county is subdivided into fourteen parishes (listed by 2016 population):[4]
| Official Name | Area km2 | Population | Municipalities | Unincorporated communities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 1446.95 | 6,154 | Devon 30 (reserve) | Birdton / Boyds Corner / Cardigan / Carlisle Road / Currieburg / Deersdale / Dorn Ridge / Dorn Ridge Road / Douglas / Estey's Bridge / Fredericksburg / Hamtown Corner / Hurlett / Jones Forks / Keswick / Kingsley / Lower Stoneridge / MacLean Settlement / McLeod Hill / Morehouse Corner / Napadogan / North Tay / Pughs Crossing / Royal Road / Tay Creek / Tay Mills / Upper Stoneridge | |
| Saint Marys | 752.68 | 4,837 | Bantalor / Cross Creek Station / Durham Bridge / Glencoe / Lower Durham / Lower Durham Road / Manzer / Mount Hope / Nashwaak / Nashwaak Bridge / Nashwaak Village / Nashwaak West / Penniac / Ross / Saint Marys / Taymouth / Upper Durham / Upper Durham Road / Zionville | ||
| Bright | 403.72 | 3,289 | Barton / Brewers Mills / Bright / Burtts Corner / Cahill / Central Hainesville / Crocks Point / Greenhill / Greenhill Lake / Hayne / Howland Ridge / Howland Ridge Hill / Jewetts Mills / Keswick Ridge / Lower Hainesville / Mactaquac / Mactaquac Heights / McKeens Corner / Scotch Settlement / Sisson Settlement / Tripp Settlement / Upper Keswick / Vinegar Hill / Zealand | ||
| Kingsclear | 152.06 | 2,822 | Kingsclear 6 (reserve) | Carriage Hill / Central Kingsclear / French Village / Hanwell Hamlet / Island View / Kingsclear / Longs Creek / Mazerolle Settlement / Newmarket / Oswald Gray / Pinecrest Heights / Smithfield / Somerset Park / Starlight Village / Yoho | |
| New Maryland | 375.44 | 2,606 | New Maryland (village) | Beaver Dam / Charters Settlement / Forbes Subdivision / Howarth Acres / Little Lake / Nasonworth / Rooth | |
| Manners Sutton | 525.56 | 1,777 | Harvey Station (village) | Acton / Brockway / Christie Ridge / Coburn / Cork / Frog Lake / Harvey lake Shore / Harvey Settlement / Hurley Corner / Lower Brockway / Manners Sutton / Middle District / Prince William Station / Roach / South Tweedside / Swans Shore / Thomaston Corner / Upper Brockway / Upper Mills / Wilmot / York Mills | |
| Southampton | 450.04 | 1,484 | Nackawic (town) Millville (village) | Bates Settlement / Bull Lake / Campbell Settlement / Caverhill / Central Waterville / Clarkville / County Line / East Waterville / Hainesville / Hartfield / Hawkins Corner / Maple Ridge / Maplewood / Nortondale / Pikes Peak / Pinder / Ritchie / Rossville / South Waterville / Southampton / Temperance Vale / Temple / West Waterville / Woodman / Woodstock Road | |
| Queensbury | 300.65 | 1,174 | Bear Island / Day Hill / Dumfries / Granite Hill / Lower Caverhill / Lower Line Queensbury / Lower Queensbury / McNallys / Middle Hainesville / Scotch Lake / Springfield / Upper Caverhill / Upper Hainesville / Wiggins Mill / York | ||
| Stanley | 1,222.02 | 832 | Stanley (village) | Cross Creek / English Settlement / Giants Glen / Green Hill / Limekiln / Maple Grove / Maple Grove Station / Mavis Mills / Red Rock / South Portage / Sutherland Siding / Tay Falls / Tay Valley / Ward Settlement / Williamsburg / Woodlands | |
| Prince William | 287.71 | 930 | Blaney Ridge / Donnelly Settlement / Lake George / Lake Road / Lower Prince William / Magaguadavic / Magaguadavic Siding / Magundy / Pokiok Settlement / Prince William / Rosborough Settlement | ||
| Canterbury | 556.15 | 525 | Canterbury (village) Meductic (village) | Benton / Carroll Ridge / Charlie Lake / Dead Creek / Deer Lake / Dorrington Hill / Dow Settlement / Eel River Lake / Hartin Settlement / Johnson Settlement / Marne / Middle Southampton / Scott Siding / Skiff Lake | |
| Dumfries | 302.72 | 356 | Barony / Carson / Davidson Lake / Dumfries / Hawkshaw / Lower Dumfries / Murray / Pokiok | ||
| North Lake | 440.03 | 233 | Forest City / Fosterville / Graham Corner / Green Mountain / Maxwell / North Lake / Pemberton Ridge | ||
| McAdam | 537.42 | 73 | McAdam (village) | Burpee / Cottrell / St. Croix / Sugar Brook |
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, York 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 8095.1km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[7]
| Census | Population | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 99,411 | 2.2% | |
| 2011 | 97,238 | 8.0% | |
| 2006 | 90,872 | 4.2% | |
| 2001 | 87,212 | 1.7% | |
| 1996 | 85,719 | 4.1% | |
| 1991 | 82,326 | N/A |
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English only | 84,370 | 85.6% | |
| French only | 6,560 | 6.7% | |
| Other languages | 6,825 | 6.9% | |
| Both English and French | 785 | 0.8% |
See also: List of historic places in York County, New Brunswick.
See main article: List of people from York County, New Brunswick.