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Carleton
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Location within New Brunswick.
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
Established1831
Electoral Districts     Federal
Tobique—Mactaquac
ProvincialCarleton & Victoria-Tobique
Area[1]
 • Land3,312.72 km2 (1,279.05 sq mi)
Population (2016)[1]
 • Total26,220
 • Density7.9/km2 (20/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016Decrease 3.0%
 • Dwellings11,823
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code(s)506

Carleton County (2016 population 26,220[1]) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada.

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[edit]

Major Highways[edit]

Census subdivisions[edit]

Communities[edit]

There are five incorporated municipalities within Carleton County (listed by 2016 population):[2]

Official NameDesignationArea km2PopulationParish
WoodstockTown13.415,254Woodstock
Florenceville-BristolTown15.621,604Simonds
HartlandTown9.45957Brighton
CentrevilleVillage2.67557Wicklow
BathVillage2.00476Kent

First Nations[edit]

Map of municipal government units in Carleton County.

There is one First Nations reserve in Carleton County (listed by 2011 population):[3]

Official NameDesignationArea km2PopulationParish
Woodstock 23Reserve1.77345Woodstock

Parishes[edit]

The county is subdivided into eleven parishes (listed by 2016 population):[4]

Official NameArea km2PopulationmunicipalitiesUnincorporated communities
Wakefield196.432,767Belleville / 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
Woodstock195.622,220Woodstock (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
Kent840.22,153Bath (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
Brighton509.671,735Hartland (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
Northampton243.441,724Carr / East Newbridge / Grafton / Grafton Hill / Harten Corner / Kilmarnock / Lower Northampton /
Newbridge / Newburg / Northampton / Pembroke / South Newbridge / Upper Northampton
Wicklow195.641,697Centreville (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
Richmond259.281,303Blackies 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
Peel113.091,196Buckwheat Brook / East Coldstream / Lansdowne / Mount Pleasant / Oakland / Peel / Riverbank /
South Gordonsville / Stickney
Wilmot191.411,022Avondale / Beckim Settlement / Bloomfield / Bradley Corner / Brookville / Carvell / Charleston /
Deerville / Digby Corner / Good Corner / Lakeville / Long Settlement / Lower Bloomfield /
McKeaghan / Weston / Wilmot
Aberdeen446.20781Aberdeen / 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
Simonds75.56473Florenceville-Bristol (town)Carleton / Connell / Flanagan Hill / Hunters Corner / Simonds / St. Thomas / Strong Corner /
Upper Brighton

Demographics[edit]

Protected areas and attractions[edit]

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

Notable people[edit]

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

See also[edit]

  • List of communities in New Brunswick

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Carleton County, New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Census Profiles, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Carleton County, New Brunswick
  4. ^ "Census Profiles, 2016 Census - Select". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1951, 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  • Ketchum, T.C.L. (1981) [1922]. A Short History of Carleton County New Brunswick (2nd ed.). Non-Entity Press. 86pp. ISBN 0-9690215-5-0.

External links[edit]

  • Carleton County Colloquialisms
  • McCain Foods Ltd
  • Town of Woodstock
  • Town of Hartland
  • Falls Brook Centre



Coordinates: 46°21′N 67°19′W / 46.350°N 67.317°W / 46.350; -67.317