View source for Sunbury County, New Brunswick

{{short description|County in New Brunswick, Canada}}
{{use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{for|the 18th-century county of the same name|Sunbury County, Nova Scotia}}
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'''Sunbury County''' (2021 population 27,864<ref name=2021census/>) is located in central [[New Brunswick]], Canada. A large military base ([[CFB Gagetown]]) is located in the western part of the county south of the town of [[Oromocto]]. The county also hosts forestry and [[mixed farming]]. [[Burton, New Brunswick|Burton]] is the county [[shire town]].

==Census subdivisions==

===Communities===
There are three municipalities within Sunbury County (listed by 2016 population):<ref name="census2016">{{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census: Sunbury, County [Census division], New Brunswick |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=1303&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&SearchText=sunbury&SearchType=Contains&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |publisher=Statistics Canada |access-date=September 29, 2019}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Official name
! Designation
! Area km<sup>2</sup>
! Population
! Parish
|-
| [[Oromocto]]
| Town
| align="right"|22.44
|  align="right"|9,223
| align="center"|[[Burton Parish, New Brunswick|Burton]]
|-
| [[Fredericton Junction]]
| Village
| align="right"|23.85
|  align="right"|704   	
| align="center"|[[Gladstone Parish, New Brunswick|Gladstone]]
|-
| [[Tracy, New Brunswick|Tracy]]
| Village
| align="right"|29.46
|  align="right"|608   	
| align="center"|[[Gladstone Parish, New Brunswick|Gladstone]]
|}

Much of the [[Minto, New Brunswick|Village of Minto]] lies within Sunbury County, but since most of it is in Queens County, Statistics Canada considers it as part of Queens. Similarly, a small portion of the city of [[Fredericton]] lies within Sunbury County, but is counted as part of York.

===First Nations===
There is one First Nations reservation in Sunbury County (listed by 2016 population):<ref>{{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census: Oromocto 26, Indian reserve [Census subdivision], New Brunswick |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1303013&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&SearchText=oromoc&SearchType=Contains&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |publisher=Statistics Canada |access-date=September 29, 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Official name
! Designation
! Area km<sup>2</sup>
! Population
! Parish
|-
| [[Oromocto 26, New Brunswick|Oromocto 26]]
| Reservation
| align="right"|0.31
|  align="right"|282
| align="center"|[[Burton Parish, New Brunswick|Burton]]
|}
[[Image:CoSunbury.png|thumb|right|275px|Map of municipal government units in Sunbury County.]]

===Parishes===
The county is subdivided into seven parishes (listed by 2016 population):<ref name="census2016"/>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Official name
! Area km<sup>2</sup>
! Population
! Municipalities
! Unincorporated communities
|-
| [[Lincoln Parish, New Brunswick|Lincoln]]
| align="right"|159.59
|  align="right"|7,177  	
| align="center"|
| [[Lincoln, New Brunswick|Lincoln]] / [[Lower Lincoln, New Brunswick|Lower Lincoln]] / [[Rusagonis-Waasis]] / [[Rusagonis Station, New Brunswick|Rusagonis Station]] / [[Sunpoke, New Brunswick|Sunpoke]]
|-
| [[Burton Parish, New Brunswick|Burton]]
| align="right"|259.10
|  align="right"|5,119   	
| align="center"|[[Oromocto|Oromocto (town)]]<br>[[Oromocto 26, New Brunswick|Oromocto 26 (reservation)]]
| [[Babbitt, New Brunswick|Babbitt]] / [[Burpees Corner, New Brunswick|Burpees Corner]] / [[Burton, New Brunswick|Burton]] / [[French Lake, New Brunswick|French Lake]] / [[Geary, New Brunswick|Geary]] / [[Goan, New Brunswick|Goan]] / [[Haneytown, New Brunswick|Haneytown]] / [[Lower Burton, New Brunswick|Lower Burton]] / <br>[[McGowans Corner, New Brunswick|McGowans Corner]] / [[Sheffield, New Brunswick|Sheffield]] / [[Swan Creek, New Brunswick|Swan Creek]] / [[Waterville, Sunbury County, New Brunswick|Waterville]] / [[Woodside, New Brunswick|Woodside]]
|-
| [[Maugerville Parish, New Brunswick|Maugerville]]
| align="right"|921.96
|  align="right"|1,831
| align="center"|
| [[Maugerville, New Brunswick|Maugerville]] / [[Noonan, New Brunswick|Noonan]] / [[Sunbury, New Brunswick|Sunbury]] / [[Upper Maugerville, New Brunswick|Upper Maugerville]]
|-
| [[Blissville Parish, New Brunswick|Blissville]]
| align="right"|341.74
|  align="right"|919
| align="center"|
| [[Blissville, New Brunswick|Blissville]] / [[Central Blissville, New Brunswick|Central Blissville]] / [[Germany, New Brunswick|Germany]] / [[Hoyt, New Brunswick|Hoyt]] /  [[Juvenile Settlement, New Brunswick|Juvenile Settlement]] / [[Mill Settlement, New Brunswick|Mill Settlement]] / <br>[[Mill Settlement West, New Brunswick|Mill Settlement West]] / [[Patterson, New Brunswick|Patterson]] / [[Sand Brook, New Brunswick|Sand Brook]]
|-
| [[Sheffield Parish, New Brunswick|Sheffield]]
| align="right"|272.16
|  align="right"|809
| align="center"|
| [[Albrights Corner, New Brunswick|Albrights Corner]] / [[Fernmount, New Brunswick|Fernmount]] / [[Lakeville Corner, New Brunswick|Lakeville Corner]] / [[Randall Corner, New Brunswick|Randall Corner]] / [[Ripples, New Brunswick|Ripples]] / [[Scale, New Brunswick|Scale]] / [[Sheffield, New Brunswick|Sheffield]]
|-
| [[Northfield Parish, New Brunswick|Northfield]]
| align="right"|303.77
|  align="right"|620  	
| align="center"|
| [[Cantor, New Brunswick|Cantor]] / [[Duffys Corner, New Brunswick|Duffys Corner]] / [[Hardwood Ridge, New Brunswick|Hardwood Ridge]] / [[Humphrey Corner, New Brunswick|Humphrey Corner]] / [[New Avon, New Brunswick|New Avon]] / <br>[[New England Settlement, New Brunswick|New England Settlement]] / [[New Zion, New Brunswick|New Zion]] / [[North Forks, New Brunswick|North Forks]] / [[Slope Road, New Brunswick|Slope Road]]
|-
| [[Gladstone Parish, New Brunswick|Gladstone]]
| align="right"|362.23
|  align="right"|452
| align="center"|[[Fredericton Junction, New Brunswick|Fredericton Junction (village)]]<br>[[Tracy, New Brunswick|Tracy (village)]]
| [[Gladstone, New Brunswick|Gladstone]] / [[Three Tree Creek, New Brunswick|Three Tree Creek]] / [[Tracyville, New Brunswick|Tracyville]] / [[Upper Tracy, New Brunswick|Upper Tracy]] /  [[Vespra, New Brunswick|Vespra]]
|}

==Demographics==
As a [[Census divisions of Canada|census division]] in the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Sunbury County had a population of {{val|27864|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|11310|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|11903|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:27864-27644}}|27644|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|27644|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|2692.97|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|27864|2692.97|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000701 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 3, 2022}}</ref>

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'''Population trend'''<ref>Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]] census</ref><ref name="cp2011"/><ref name="census2016"/>
{| class="wikitable"
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! Census
! Population
! Change (%)
|-
| 2016
|  27,644
| {{gain}} 1.8%
|-
| 2011
|  27,143
| {{gain}} 6.3%
|-
| 2006
|  25,542
| {{loss}} 0.9%
|-
| 2001
|  25,776
| {{profit}} 1.6%
|-
| 1996
|  25,358
| {{profit}} 7.6%
|-
| 1991
|  23,575
| N/A
|}
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'''Mother tongue (2016)'''<ref name="census2016"/>
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! Language
! Population
! Pct (%)
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| English only
|  24,175
| 87.7%
|-
| French only
|  2,670
| 9.7%
|-
| Other languages
|   480
| 1.7%
|-
| Both English and French
|   235
| 0.9%
|}
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==Access Routes==
Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:<ref>Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas {{ISBN|978-1-55368-618-7}}</ref>
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*'''Highways'''
**{{jct|state=NB|TCH|2}}
**{{jct|state=NB|NB|7}}
**{{jct|state=NB|NB|10}}
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*'''Principal Routes'''
**{{jct|state=NB|NB|101}}
**{{jct|state=NB|NB|102}}
**{{jct|state=NB|NB|105}}
**{{jct|state=NB|NB|123}}
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*'''Secondary Routes:'''
**{{jct|state=NB|NB|645}}
**{{jct|state=NB|NB|655}}
**{{jct|state=NB|NB|690}}
**{{jct|state=NB|NB|785}}
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*'''External Routes:'''
**None
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==Protected areas and attractions==
{{See also|List of historic places in Sunbury County, New Brunswick}}

==Notable people==
{{Main|List of people from Sunbury County, New Brunswick}}

==See also==
*[[List of communities in New Brunswick]]
*[[Sunbury County, Nova Scotia]]

==References==
{{commons category}}
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="cp2011">[http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=1303&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&Data=Count&SearchText=sunbury&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sunbury County, New Brunswick]</ref>
}}

==External links==
*[http://newbrunswick.countyguide.ca/sunbury/ Sunbury County Guide]
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{{Geographic Location (8-way)
 | Centre =  Sunbury County
 | North =  
 | Northeast = [[Northumberland County, New Brunswick|Northumberland County]]
 | East =  
 | Southeast = [[Queens County, New Brunswick|Queens County]]
 | South =   
 | Southwest = [[Charlotte County, New Brunswick|Charlotte County]]
 | West =   
 | Northwest = [[York County, New Brunswick|York County]]
}}
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