Albert County, New Brunswick

Albert County
County
Farm landscape near Alma
Farm landscape near Alma
Location within New Brunswick
Location within New Brunswick
Coordinates: 45°49′N 64°51′W / 45.82°N 64.85°W / 45.82; -64.85
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
Established1845
Area
 • Land1,806.23 km2 (697.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
30,749
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 5.5%
 • Dwellings
13,476
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code506

Albert County (2021 population 30,749) is New Brunswick's third-youngest county, located on the Western side of the Petitcodiac River on the Chignecto Bay in the Bay of Fundy; the shire town is Hopewell Cape. The county was established in 1845 from parts of Westmorland County and Saint John County, and named after Prince Albert. Since the abolition of county municipal governments in 1967, its best-known use is as a census division.

The mineral albertite was discovered a few miles away in 1849, giving rise to Albert Mines.

Census subdivisions

Municipalities

There are four municipalities within Albert County (listed by 2021 population):

Official name Status Area km2 Population Parish
Riverview Town 34.10 20,584 Coverdale
Hillsborough Village 12.81 1,348 Hillsborough
Riverside-Albert Village 3.39 348 Hopewell
Alma Village 47.64 282 Alma

Parishes

The county's six parishes serve as rural census subdivisions, which do not include the municipalities within them (listed by 2021 population):

Official name Area km2 Population municipalities Unincorporated communities
Coverdale 236.00 4,766 Riverview (town) Colpitts Settlement / Five Points / Grub Road / Lower Coverdale / Lower Turtle Creek / Middlesex / Middle Coverdale / Nixon / Pine Glen / Price / Salisbury Back Road / Stoney Creek / Synton / Turtle Creek / Upper Coverdale
Hillsborough 304.03 1,397 Hillsborough (village) Albert Mines / Baltimore / Beech Hill / Berryton / Caledonia Mountain / Dawson Settlement / Edgetts Landing / Isaiah Corner / Osborne Corner / Rosevale / Salem / Shenstone / Steeves Mills / Steevescote / Weldon
Elgin 519.54 1,064 Church Hill / Churchs Corner / Elgin / Ferndale / Forest Hill / Goshen / Gowland Mountain / Harrison Settlement / Hillside / Little River / Mapleton / Meadow / Midland / Parkindale / Pleasant Vale / Prosser Brook / Ross Corner
Hopewell 149.14 597 Riverside-Albert (village) Cape Station / Chemical Road / Chester / Curryville / Demoiselle Creek / Hopewell Cape / Hopewell Hill / Lower Cape / McGinleys Corner / Memel Settlement / Mountville / Shepody
Harvey 276.85 358 Beaver Brook / Brookville / Cape Enrage / Derrys Corner / Germantown / Harvey / Harvey Bank / Little Ridge / Midway / New Horton / New Ireland / Upper New Horton / Waterside / West River
Alma 222.74 5 Alma (village) Mitchells Corner / Teahans Corner

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Albert County, New Brunswick
YearPop.±%
1851 6,313—    
1861 9,444+49.6%
1871 10,672+13.0%
1881 12,329+15.5%
1891 10,971−11.0%
1901 10,925−0.4%
1911 9,691−11.3%
1921 8,607−11.2%
1931 7,679−10.8%
1941 8,421+9.7%
1951 9,910+17.7%
1956 10,943+10.4%
1961 12,485+14.1%
1966 13,944+11.7%
1971 16,307+16.9%
1976 22,159+35.9%
1981 23,632+6.6%
1986 N/A—    
1991 25,640—    
1996 26,492+3.3%
2001 26,749+1.0%
2006 27,562+3.0%
2011 28,846+4.7%
2016 29,158+1.1%
2021 30,749+5.5%

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Albert County had a population of 30,749 living in 12,913 of its 13,476 total private dwellings, a change of 5.5% from its 2016 population of 29,158. With a land area of 1,806.23 km2 (697.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 17.0/km2 (44.1/sq mi) in 2021.

Canada census – Albert community profile
202120162011
Population30,749 (+5.5% from 2016)29,158 (+1.1% from 2011)28,846 (+4.7% from 2006)
Land area1,806.23 km2 (697.39 sq mi)1,807.88 km2 (698.03 sq mi)1,806.54 km2 (697.51 sq mi)
Population density17/km2 (44/sq mi)16.1/km2 (42/sq mi)16.0/km2 (41/sq mi)
Median age46.0 (M: 44.8, F: 47.2)45.0 (M: 44.0, F: 46.0)42.9 (M: 41.8, F: 43.9)
Private dwellings13,476 (total)  12,913 (occupied)13,111 (total)  12,573 (total) 
Median household income$77,500$66,521$60,952
References: 2021 2016 2011

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Albert County, New Brunswick
Census Total
English
French
English & French
Non-official languages
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2021
30,505
 26,695 Increase 2.3% 87.51% 2,195 Increase 10.0% 7.20% 490 Increase 108.5% 1.61% 935 Increase 74.8% 3.07%
2016
28,930
 26,105 Decrease 0.2% 90.24% 1,995 Increase 8.1% 6.90% 235 Increase 17.5% 0.81% 535 Increase 30.5% 1.85%
2011
28,590
 26,135 Increase 4.0% 91.41% 1,845 Increase 17.1% 6.45% 200 Increase 207.7% 0.70% 410 Decrease 16.3% 1.43%
2006
27,260
 25,130 Increase 2.0% 92.19% 1,575 Increase 9.4% 5.78% 65 Decrease 43.5% 0.24% 490 Increase 78.2% 1.80%
2001
26,470
 24,640 Decrease 0.1% 93.09% 1,440 Increase 10.8% 5.44% 115 Increase 15.0% 0.43% 275 Increase 44.7% 1.04%
1996
26,255
 24,665 n/a 93.94% 1,300 n/a 4.95% 100 n/a 0.38% 190 n/a 0.72%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:

  • Highways
    • None
  • External Routes:
    • None

Protected areas and attractions

Sunset over the Bay of Fundy near Waterside

Notable people

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Population is rounded in census for privacy reasons.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. ↑ Hamilton, William Baillie (1996). Place Names of Atlantic Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 43. ISBN 0-8020-7570-3.
  3. ↑ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 70. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
  4. 1 2 3 "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  7. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  8. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7