Albert County, New Brunswick

Albert County (2021 population 30,749)^[1] 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.^[2] Since the abolition of county municipal governments in 1967, its best-known use is as a census division.

Albert County
County
Farm landscape near Alma
Location within New Brunswick
Coordinates: 45.82°N 64.85°W / 45.82; -64.85
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1845
Area [1]
• Land	1,806.23 km2 (697.39 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	30,749
• Density	17.0/km2 (44/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	5.5%
• Dwellings	13,476
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code	506

The mineral albertite was discovered a few miles away in 1849, giving rise to Albert Mines.^[3]

Census subdivisions

Municipalities

There are four municipalities within Albert County (listed by 2021 population):^[4]

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):^[4]

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[a]	Alma (village)	Mitchells Corner / Teahans Corner

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Albert County, New Brunswick

Year	Pop.	±%
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%
[5][1]

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.^[1]

Canada census – Albert community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	30,749 (+5.5% from 2016)	29,158 (+1.1% from 2011)	28,846 (+4.7% from 2006)
Land area	1,806.23 km2 (697.39 sq mi)	1,807.88 km2 (698.03 sq mi)	1,806.54 km2 (697.51 sq mi)
Population density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)	16.1/km2 (42/sq mi)	16.0/km2 (41/sq mi)
Median age	46.0 (M: 44.8, F: 47.2)	45.0 (M: 44.0, F: 46.0)	42.9 (M: 41.8, F: 43.9)
Private dwellings	13,476 (total)  12,913 (occupied)	13,111 (total)	12,573 (total)
Median household income	$77,500	$66,521	$60,952

References: 2021^[4] 2016^[6] 2011^[7]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Albert County, New Brunswick[5]
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	2.3%	87.51%		2,195	10.0%	7.20%		490	108.5%	1.61%		935	74.8%	3.07%
2016		28,930		26,105	0.2%	90.24%		1,995	8.1%	6.90%		235	17.5%	0.81%		535	30.5%	1.85%
2011		28,590		26,135	4.0%	91.41%		1,845	17.1%	6.45%		200	207.7%	0.70%		410	16.3%	1.43%
2006		27,260		25,130	2.0%	92.19%		1,575	9.4%	5.78%		65	43.5%	0.24%		490	78.2%	1.80%
2001		26,470		24,640	0.1%	93.09%		1,440	10.8%	5.44%		115	15.0%	0.43%		275	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:^[8]

Highways None

Principal Routes Route 112 Route 114

Secondary Routes: Route 895 Route 905 Route 910 Route 915

External Routes: None

Protected areas and attractions

See also: List of historic places in Albert County, New Brunswick

Sunset over the Bay of Fundy near Waterside

• Fundy National Park
  • Chignecto North
  • Headquarters
  • Point Wolfe
  • Visitors Centre
• Hopewell Rocks
• Shepody National Wildlife Area
• Wilson Brook Natural Protected Area
• Cape Enrage
• Albert County Museum

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Albert County

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick
• Royal eponyms in Canada

Notes

1. Population is rounded in census for privacy reasons.