Gloucester County (New Brunswick)

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Gloucester County
Gloucester County
Location of the region in New Brunswick
Basic data
Country Canada
province New Brunswick

Administrative headquarters Bathurst
Coordinates : 47 ° 43 ′  N , 64 ° 49 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 43 ′  N , 64 ° 49 ′  W
Residents 78,444 (as of 2016)
surface 4,743.67 km²
Population density 16.5 inhabitants / km²
Time zone : Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC −4)
Atlantic Daylight Time ( UTC −3, daylight saving time)

Gloucester County is a county in the Canadian province of New Brunswick . The administrative seat is the city of Bathurst . The county has 78,444 inhabitants (as of 2016) and covers an area of ​​4743.67 km².

The county's economy is largely based on fishing, mining, and forestry. Tourism is becoming increasingly important.

The main geographical features are the Chaleur Bay , the Gulf of Saint Lawrence , the Pokemouche River (Rivière Pokemouche), Big Tracadie River (Grande Rivière Tracadie) and Nepisiguit River, and the islands of Île Pokesudie , Île Lamèque and Île Miscou .

Administrative division

cities and communes

There are 19 parishes in Gloucester County as of 2016.

The old post office in Bathurst
The port of Caraquet
Surname status Area km 2 Population
2016
Bas-Caraquet Village 31.01 1305
Bathurst City 92.04 11897
Belledune Village 189.47 1417
Beresford Town 19.41 4288
Bertrand Village 57.44 1166
Caraquet Town 68.35 4248
Grande-Anse Village 24.33 899
Lamèque Town 12.51 1285
Le Goulet Village 5.49 793
Maisonette Village 12.90 495
Nigadoo Village 7.65 963
Paquetville Village 9.26 720
Petit Rocher Village 4.52 1897
Pointe-Verte Village 13.76 886
Saint-Isidore Village 22.94 764
Saint-Léolin Village 19.73 647
Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël Village 15.90 879
Shippagan Town 10.02 2580
Tracadie Regional Municipality 516.61 16114

Indian reservations

There is a First Nations - Indian reservation (French: Premières nations, German: First Nations - all indigenous peoples in Canada).

Surname Area
km 2
Population
2016
Pabineau 11 4.92 134

Parishes

The county is divided into 9 parishes (as of 2016).

Surname Area
km 2
Population
2016
Allardville 654.69 2032
Bathurst 1504.87 4797
Beresford 456.86 6248
Caraquet 109.97 1337
Inkerman 107.56 2366
New Bandon 359.11 1214
Paquetville 220.51 2329
Saint-Isidore 173.25 1361
Shippagan 208.08 4800

gallery

Web links

Commons : Gloucester County  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Census Profile, 2016 Census . Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  2. First Nations Reserves in New Brunswick  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca