Carleton County, New Brunswick

This article is about the county in New Brunswick. For the geographic parish, census subdivision and former local service district in Kent County, see Carleton Parish.

Carleton County (2021 population 26,360^[1]) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada.

Carleton
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1831
Electoral Districts      Federal	Tobique—Mactaquac
Provincial	Carleton & Victoria-Tobique
Area [1]
• Land	3,309.06 km2 (1,277.64 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	26,360
• Density	8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	0.7%
• Dwellings	11,865
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code	506

The western border is Aroostook County, Maine, the northern border is Victoria County, and the southeastern border is York County from which it was formed in 1831. The Saint John River bisects the western section of the county. The Southwest Miramichi River flows through the eastern section of the county. Potato farming is a major industry. The scenic town of Hartland is home to the longest covered bridge in the world.

Transportation

Major highways

• Route 2 (TCH)
• Route 95
• Route 103
• Route 104
• Route 105
• Route 107
• Route 110
• Route 130
• Route 165
• Route 540
• Route 550
• Route 555
• Route 560
• Route 565
• Route 570
• Route 575
• Route 580
• Route 585
• Route 590
• Route 595

Census subdivisions

Communities

There are five incorporated municipalities within Carleton County (listed by 2021 population):^[2]

Official Name	Designation	Area km2	Population	Parish
Woodstock	Town	14.96	5,553	Woodstock
Florenceville-Bristol	Town	15.74	1,573	Simonds
Hartland	Town	9.50	933	Brighton
Centreville	Village	2.67	508	Wicklow
Bath	Village	2.00	440	Kent

First Nations

Map of pre–2023 reform governance units in Carleton County.

There is one First Nations reserve in Carleton County, the Woodstock First Nation:^[2]

Official Name	Designation	Area km2	Population	Parish
Woodstock 23	Reserve	1.80	435	Woodstock

Parishes

The county is subdivided into eleven parishes (listed by 2021 population):^[2]

Official Name	Area km2	Population	municipalities	Unincorporated communities
Wakefield	196.31	2,722		Belleville / Briggs Corner / Hartford / Iron Ore Hill / Jackson Falls / Jacksontown / Jacksonville / Lindsay / Lower Wakefield / Lower Waterville / McKenna / Oakville / Rosedale / Somerville / South Greenfield / South Wakefield / Upper Waterville / Victoria Corner / Wakefield / Waterville
Woodstock	194.83	2,219	Woodstock (town) Woodstock 23 (reserve)	Beardsley Road / Bedell / Benton / Bulls Creek / Dibblee / Hillman / Indian Village / Mapledale / Porten Settlement / Riceville / River Road / Speerville / Springfield / Teeds Mills / Townsview Estates / Upper Southampton / Upper Woodstock / Valley
Kent	839.76	1,966	Bath (village)	Beaufort / Beechwood / Carlow / Chapmanville / Clearview / Giberson Settlement / Gordonsville / Haut-Kent / Holmesville / Johnville / Kenneth / Kent / Kilfoil / Killoween / Lockharts Mill / Maplehurst / Monquart / Moose Mountain / Murphy Corner / Piercemont / River de Chute Siding / South Johnville / Summit / Tarrtown / Upper Kent / Haut-Kent / Welch
Brighton	509.30	1,596	Hartland (town)	Armond / Ashland / Briggs Corner / Brighton / Carlisle / Cloverdale / Coldstream / East Brighton / East Cloverdale / Esdraelon / Howard Brook / Jericho / Lower Brighton / Lower Windsor / Mainstream / Mountain View / Pole Hill / Shewan / Simonds / South Knowlesville / Windsor
Northampton	243.31	1,875		Carr / East Newbridge / Grafton / Grafton Hill / Harten Corner / Kilmarnock / Lower Northampton / Newbridge / Newburg / Northampton / Pembroke / South Newbridge / Upper Northampton
Wicklow	195.50	1,591	Centreville (village)	Clearview / Gregg Settlement / Hartley Settlement / Knoxford / Lamoreaux Corner / Listerville / Lower Greenfield / McGrath Corner / McMonagle Corner / Middle Greenfield / Royalton / Summerfield / Thomas Corner / Tracey Mills / Tweedie / Upper Knoxford / Upper Royalton / Upper Wicklow / Wakem Corner / Wicklow
Richmond	258.80	1,456		Blackies Landing / Blowdown / Campbell Settlement / Debec / Elmwood / Elmwood Station / Green Road / Hodgdon Road / Irish Settlement / Kirkland / Limestone / McKenzie Corner / Monument / Oak Mountain / Plymouth / Richmond / Richmond Corner / Union Corner / Watson Settlement / Wickham
Peel	112.74	1,198		Buckwheat Brook / East Coldstream / Lansdowne / Mount Pleasant / Oakland / Peel / Riverbank / South Gordonsville / Stickney
Wilmot	191.40	969		Avondale / Beckim Settlement / Bloomfield / Bradley Corner / Brookville / Carvell / Charleston / Deerville / Digby Corner / Good Corner / Lakeville / Long Settlement / Lower Bloomfield / McKeaghan / Weston / Wilmot
Aberdeen	444.88	812		Aberdeen / Argyle / Biggar Ridge / Centre Glassville / Divide / East Glassville / East Knowlesville / Foreston / Glassville / Hayden Ridge / Hemphill Corner / Highlands / Juniper / Juniper Station / Ketchum Ridge / Knowlesville / MacIntosh Mill / North Ridge / South Ridge / West Glassville
Simonds	75.57	514	Florenceville-Bristol (town)	Carleton / Connell / Flanagan Hill / Hunters Corner / Simonds / St. Thomas / Strong Corner / Upper Brighton

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Carleton County had a population of 26,360 living in 11,120 of its 11,865 total private dwellings, a change of 0.7% from its 2016 population of 26,178. With a land area of 3,309.06 km² (1,277.64 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.0/km² (20.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Population trend[3][1] Census Population Change (%) 2021 26,360 0.7% 2016 26,220 3.0% 2011 27,019 1.5% 2006 26,632 2.0% 2001 27,184 1.0% 1996 26,910 3.4% 1991 26,026 N/A 1951 22,269 N/A

Mother tongue language (2021)[2] Language Population Pct (%) English only 24,290 93.33% French only 400 1.54% Non-official languages 1,125 4.32% Multiple responses 215 0.83%

Protected areas and attractions

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

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Carleton County, New Brunswick

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick