Restigouche County, New Brunswick
County in New Brunswick, Canada
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Restigouche County (French pronunciation: [ʁɛstiɡuʃ]; 2021 population 30,700) is located in north-central New Brunswick, Canada.[2][3] The county is named for the Restigouche River which flows through the county and is famous for its salmon pools, which have attracted wealthy American and Canadian tourists to the region's summer colonies for decades. Forestry dominates the local economy.
Restigouche | |
|---|---|
| Restigouche County | |
Location within New Brunswick | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| Established | 1837 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 8,566.82 km2 (3,307.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 30,700 |
| • Density | 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-2021 |  0.8% |
| • Dwellings | 15,288 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Area code | 506 |
Census subdivisions
Communities
There are nine municipalities within Restigouche County (listed by 2016 population):[2][4]
| Official name | Designation | Area km2 | Pop 2016 | Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbellton | City | 18.58 | 6,883 | Addington |
| Atholville | Village | 119.60 | 3,570 | Addington |
| Dalhousie | Town | 15.22 | 3,126 | Dalhousie |
| Saint-Quentin | Town | 4.24 | 2,194 | Saint-Quentin |
| Kedgwick | Rural community | 658.08 | 1,979 | Grimmer |
| Eel River Dundee | Village | 65.48 | 1,953 | Dalhousie |
| Balmoral | Village | 43.39 | 1,674 | Balmoral |
| Charlo | Village | 31.30 | 1,310 | Colborne |
| Tide Head | Village | 19.43 | 938 | Addington |
First Nations
There are two First Nations reservations in Restigouche County (listed by 2016 population):[2][3]
Parishes
The county is subdivided into eight parishes. (Listed by 2016 population, excluding municipalities):[2][3]
- note: Grimmer Parish has been dissolved and amalgamated as part of the Rural Community of Kedgwick, effective July 2012.[5]
Demographics
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Restigouche County had a population of 30,700 living in 14,165 of its 15,288 total private dwellings, a change of -0.8% from its 2016 population of 30,955. With a land area of 8,566.82 km2 (3,307.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 30,700 (-0.8% from 2016) | 30,955 (-5.0% from 2011) | 32,594 (-3.7% from 2006) |
| Land area | 8,566.82 km2 (3,307.67 sq mi) | 8,580.00 km2 (3,312.76 sq mi) | 8,579.66 km2 (3,312.63 sq mi) |
| Population density | 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) | 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) | 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi) |
| Median age | 53.6 (M: 52.8, F: 54.4) | 51.7 (M: 51.2, F: 52.1) | 48.7 (M: 48.2, F: 49.2) |
| Private dwellings | 14,165 (total) | 15,259 (total) | 15,468 (total) |
| Median household income | $49,553 | $43,065 |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Restigouche County, New Brunswick[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 |
30,155 |
19,415 | 3.6% |
64.38% | 9,930 | 7.11% |
32.93% | 555 | 0.89% |
1.84% | 255 |  6.25% |
0.85% | |||||
2011 |
31,640 |
20,150 | 4.2% |
63.68% | 10,690 | 4.3% |
33.79% | 560 | 31.8% |
1.77% | 240 | 42.2% |
0.76% | |||||
2006 |
33,045 |
21,030 | 5.7% |
63.64% | 11,175 | 9.2% |
33.82% | 425 | 21.3% |
1.29% | 415 | 62.7% |
1.25% | |||||
2001 |
35,405 |
22,300 | 5.2% |
62.98% | 12,310 | 10.3% |
34.77% | 540 | 21.2% |
1.53% | 255 | 21.4% |
0.72% | |||||
1996 |
38,145 |
23,530 | n/a | 61.68% | 13,720 | n/a | 35.97% | 685 | n/a | 1.80% | 210 | n/a | 0.55% | |||||
