York County (New Brunswick)

York County
	Location of the region in New Brunswick
Basic data
Country	Canada
province	New Brunswick
Administrative headquarters	Fredericton
Coordinates :	45 ° 57 ′ N , 66 ° 39 ′ W Coordinates: 45 ° 57 ′ N , 66 ° 39 ′ W
Residents	97,238 (as of 2011)
surface	8,136.7 km²
Population density	12 inhabitants / km²
Time zone :	Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC −4) ; Atlantic Daylight Time ( UTC −3, daylight saving time)

York County is a county in the Canadian province of New Brunswick . The administrative seat is the capital of New Brunswick, Fredericton . The county has 97,238 residents as of 2011.

The most important economic sectors are agriculture and forestry . The Saint John River divides the county in an east-west direction, and the Southwest Miramichi River flows in the northeast . The Trans-Canada Highway crosses the county, from west to east, in the southern part.

The historic, tourist settlement of Kings Landing from 1780 to 1910 is located near Prince William . The county is named after Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany , the second son of the British King George III.

Municipalities and cities

Main building of the University of New Brunswick (UNB) by Fredericton

New Brunswick State Parliament

York County consists of eight counties and the capital Fredericton (listed by population - 2011 Census).

Surname	status	Area km ²	Residents
Fredericton	city	131.67	56,224
New Maryland	Village	21.24	4232
McAdam	Village	14.47	1284
Nackawic	Town	8.40	1049
Stanley	Village	17.34	419
Harvey Station	Village	2.46	363
Canterbury	Village	5.34	331
Millville	Village	12.16	307
Meductic	Village	5.57	270

Parishes

The county is divided into fourteen parishes (listed by population - 2011 Census).

York County Borough Division

Surname	Area km ²	Residents
Kingsclear Parish	303.52	7391
Douglas Parish	1446.78	6081
Saint Marys Parish	753.12	4733
Bright Parish	404.17	3068
New Maryland Parish	375.78	2466
Manners Sutton Parish	525.74	1806
Southampton Parish	450.18	1538
Queensbury Parish	301.38	1272
Stanley Parish	1221.88	903
Prince William Parish	288.23	895
Canterbury Parish	557.22	609
Dumfries Parish	305.23	373
North Lake Parish	440.66	243
McAdam Parish	537.62	27