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Restigouche County, New Brunswick

{{short description|County in New Brunswick, Canada}}

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Restigouche County ({{IPA|fr|ʁɛstiɡuʃ}}; 2021 population 30,700) is located in north-central New Brunswick, Canada.{{cite web

|url=http://archives.gnb.ca/Exhibits/Communities/CountyListing.aspx?culture=en-CA&county=10/ |website=New Brunswick Provincial Archives |title=Restigouche County}}{{Cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?B1=All&Code1=1314&Code2=13&Data=Count&Geo1=CD&Geo2=PR&Lang=E&SearchPR=01&SearchText=Restigouche&SearchType=Begins&TABID=1|title=Census Profile, 2016 Census - Restigouche County [Census Division], New Brunswick and New Brunswick [Province]}} 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.

[[Census subdivision]]s

=Communities=

There are nine municipalities within Restigouche County (listed by 2016 population):

class="wikitable"
Official Name

! Designation

! Area km2

! Pop 2016

! Parish

Campbellton

| City

| align="right"|18.58

| align="right"|6,883

| align="center"|Addington

Atholville

| Village

| align="right" |119.60

| align="right" |3,570

| align="center" |Addington

Dalhousie

| Town

| align="right" |15.22

| align="right" |3,126

| align="center" |Dalhousie

Saint-Quentin

| Town

| align="right"|4.24

| align="right"|2,194

| align="center"|Saint-Quentin

Kedgwick

| Rural community

| align="right" |658.08

| align="right" |1,979

| align="center" |Grimmer

Eel River Dundee

| Village

| align="right" |65.48

| align="right" |1,953

| align="center" |Dalhousie

Balmoral

| Village

| align="right" |43.39

| align="right" |1,674

| align="center" |Balmoral

Charlo

| Village

| align="right" |31.30

| align="right" |1,310

| align="center" |Colborne

Tide Head

| Village

| align="right"|19.43

| align="right"|938

| align="center"|Addington

=First Nations=

There are two First Nations reservations in Restigouche County (listed by 2016 population):

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Official Name

! Designation

! Area km2

! Population

! Parish

Eel River 3

| Reservation

| align="right"|1.46

| align="right"|329

| align="center"|Dalhousie

Indian Ranch

| Reservation

| align="right"|0.58

| align="right"|89

| align="center"|Dalhousie

=Parishes=

The county is subdivided into eight parishes. (Listed by 2016 population, excluding municipalities):

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Official Name

! Area km2

! Population

! Municipalities

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Saint-Quentin

| align="right"|2,478.57

| align="right"|1,532

| align="center"|Saint-Quentin (town)

| Five Fingers / Rang-Cinq-et-Six / Rang-Dix / Rang-Dix-Huit / Rang-Douze-Nord / Rang-Douze-Sud /
Rang-Quatorze / Rang-Seize / Rang-Sept-et-Huit / Saint-Martin-de-Restigouche

Durham

| align="right"|410.89

| align="right"|1,076

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| Black Point / Doyleville / Gravel Hill / Halfway / Hickey Settlement / Keepover / Lapointe Settlement /
Lorne / Nash Creek / Paradise Camp / Sea Side / Winton Crossing

Dalhousie

| align="right"|62.70

| align="right"|1,067

| align="center"|Dalhousie (town)
Eel River Dundee (village)
Eel River 3 (reserve)
Indian Ranch (reserve)

| Dalhousie Junction / Lac-des-Lys / Maple Green / McLeods / McNeish / Point La Nim /
Upper Dundee

Durham

| align="right"|410.89

| align="right"|1,076

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| Black Point / Doyleville / Gravel Hill / Halfway / Hickey Settlement / Keepover / Lapointe Settlement /
Lorne / Nash Creek / Paradise Camp / Sea Side / Winton Crossing

Eldon

| align="right"|1,681.46

| align="right"|657

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| Adams Gulch / Dawsonville / Glenwood / Menneval / Mann Mountain Settlement / Mann Siding /
Robinsonville / Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Restigouche / Squaw Cap / Upsalquitch / Wyers Brook

Addington

| align="right"|935.17

| align="right"|656

| align="center"|Campbellton (city)
Atholville (village)
Tide Head (village)

| Colebrooke Settlement / Dubé Settlement / Flatlands / Glen Levit / Glencoe / Malauze /
McKendrick / Popelogan Depot / Saint-Arthur / Val-d'Amour / Val-Melanson

Balmoral

| align="right"|1,089.41

| align="right"|278

| align="center"|Balmoral (village)

| Maltais / Ramsay Sheds / Simpsons Field

Colborne

| align="right"|754.96

| align="right"|227

| align="center"|Charlo (village)

| Benjamin River / Blackland / Caribou Depot / New Mills / Upper Crossing

Grimmer

| align="right"| see *note

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| align="center"|Kedgwick (rural community)

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  • note: Grimmer Parish has been dissolved and amalgamated as part of the Rural Community of Kedgwick, effective July 2012.{{cite web|title=Rural Community of Kedgwick Regulation - Municipalities Act|url=http://laws.gnb.ca/en/showfulldoc/cr/2012-18|website=Attorney General|publisher=Province of New Brunswick|access-date=January 5, 2016|date=December 15, 2015}}

Demographics

{{Historical populations

| title= Historical Census Data - Restigouche County, New Brunswick

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| 1991 |39248

| 1996 |38701

| 2001 |36134

| 2006 |33834

| 2011 |32594

| 2016 |30955

| 2021 |30700

| footnote = Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

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As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Restigouche County had a population of {{val|30700|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|14165|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|15288|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:30700-30955}}|30955|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|30955|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|8566.82|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|30700|8566.82|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{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}}

{{Canada census

|location = Restigouche

|2021_population=30,700 | 2021_pop_delta=-0.8 | 2021_land_area=8,566.82 | 2021_pop_density=3.6

|2021_median_age=53.6 | 2021_median_age_m=52.8 | 2021_median_age_f=54.4

|2021_total_pvt_dwell=14,165 |2021_mean_hh_income= |2021_geocode=2021A00031314 | 2021_access_date=2022-04-27

|2016_population=30,955 |2016_pop_delta=-5.0 |2016_land_area=8,580.00 |2016_pop_density=3.6

|2016_median_age=51.7 |2016_median_age_f=52.1 |2016_median_age_m=51.2

|2016_total_pvt_dwell=15,259 |2016_mean_hh_income=49,553 |2016_access_date=2019-09-28

|2011_population=32,594 |2011_pop_delta=-3.7 |2011_land_area=8,579.66 |2011_pop_density=3.8

|2011_median_age=48.7 |2011_median_age_m=48.2 |2011_median_age_f=49.2

|2011_total_pvt_dwell=15,468 |2011_mean_hh_income=43,065 |2011_access_date=2014-03-21

|2006_population=33,834 | 2006_pop_delta=-6.4 | 2006_land_area=8,577.47 | 2006_pop_density=3.9

|2006_median_age=44.7 | 2006_median_age_m=44.2 | 2006_median_age_f=45.1

|2006_total_pvt_dwell=15,714 | 2006_mean_hh_income=38,033 | 2006_access_date=2014-03-21

|2001_population=36,134 | 2001_pop_delta=-6.6 | 2001_land_area=8,577.47 | 2001_pop_density=4.2

|2001_median_age=40.5 | 2001_median_age_m=39.9 | 2001_median_age_f=40.9

|2001_total_pvt_dwell=15,324 |2001_mean_hh_income=33,299 | 2001_access_date=2014-03-21

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=Language=

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!colspan="19"|Canada Census Mother Tongue - Restigouche County, New Brunswick

Census

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! Total

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!colspan="3"|{{center|French}}

|colspan="1"|

!colspan="3"|{{center|English}}

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Year

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! Pop %

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! Trend

! Pop %

{{center|2016}}

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| {{center|30,155}}

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|19,415

|{{Decrease}} 3.6%

|64.38%

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|9,930

|{{Decrease}} 7.11%

|32.93%

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|555

|{{Decrease}} 0.89%

|1.84%

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|255

|{{Increase}} 6.25%

|0.85%

{{center|2011}}

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| {{center|31,640}}

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| 20,150

| {{decrease}} 4.2%

| 63.68%

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| 10,690

| {{decrease}} 4.3%

| 33.79%

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| 560

| {{increase}} 31.8%

| 1.77%

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| 240

| {{decrease}} 42.2%

| 0.76%

{{center|2006}}

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| {{center|33,045}}

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| 21,030

| {{decrease}} 5.7%

| 63.64%

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| 11,175

| {{decrease}} 9.2%

| 33.82%

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| 425

| {{decrease}} 21.3%

| 1.29%

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| 415

| {{increase}} 62.7%

| 1.25%

{{center|2001}}

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| {{center|35,405}}

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| 22,300

| {{decrease}} 5.2%

| 62.98%

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| 12,310

| {{decrease}} 10.3%

| 34.77%

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| 540

| {{decrease}} 21.2%

| 1.53%

|

| 255

| {{increase}} 21.4%

| 0.72%

{{center|1996}}

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| {{center|38,145}}

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| 23,530

| n/a

| 61.68%

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| 13,720

| n/a

| 35.97%

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| 685

| n/a

| 1.80%

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| 210

| n/a

| 0.55%

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas {{ISBN|978-1-55368-618-7}}

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  • Highways
  • {{jct|state=NB|NB|11}}
  • {{jct|state=NB|NB|17}}

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  • Principal Routes
  • {{jct|state=NB|NB|134}}
  • {{jct|state=NB|NB|180}}

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  • Secondary Routes:
  • {{jct|state=NB|NB|260}}
  • {{jct|state=NB|NB|265}}
  • {{jct|state=NB|NB|275}}
  • {{jct|state=NB|NB|280}}
  • {{jct|state=NB|NB|385}}

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Protected areas and attractions

{{See also|List of historic places in Restigouche County, New Brunswick}}

Notable people

{{Main|List of people from Restigouche County, New Brunswick}}

See also

References

{{Reflist|30em|refs=

[http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=1314&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&Data=Count&SearchText=restig&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Restigouche County, New Brunswick]

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External links

  • [http://newbrunswick.countyguide.ca/restigouche/ Restigouche County Guide]


{{Geographic Location (8-way)

| Centre = Restigouche County

| North = Restigouche River
{{flagicon|QC}} Avignon RCM, Quebec

| Northeast = Chaleur Bay
{{flagicon|QC}} Bonaventure RCM, Quebec

| East = Gloucester County

| Southeast =

| South = Victoria County / Northumberland County

| Southwest = Madawaska County

| West = {{flagicon|QC}} Témiscouata RCM, Quebec

| Northwest = {{flagicon|QC}} Rimouski-Neigette RCM, Quebec
{{flagicon|QC}} La Mitis RCM, Quebec

}}


{{Subdivisions of New Brunswick|counties=yes|state=expanded}}

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Category:Counties of New Brunswick