Restigouche County, New Brunswick

Restigouche County (Template:IPA; 2021 population 30,700) is located in north-central New Brunswick, Canada.<ref name="GNB">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="census2016">Template:Cite web</ref> 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 subdivisions

Communities

There are nine municipalities within Restigouche County (listed by 2016 population):<ref name="GNB"/><ref name="cp2016"/>

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):<ref name="GNB"/><ref name="census2016"/>

Official Name	Designation	Area km2	Population	Parish
Eel River 3	Reservation	1.46	329	Dalhousie
Indian Ranch	Reservation	0.58	89	Dalhousie

Parishes

The county is subdivided into eight parishes. (Listed by 2016 population, excluding municipalities):<ref name="GNB"/><ref name="census2016"/>

Official Name	Area km2	Population	Municipalities	Unincorporated communities
Saint-Quentin	2,478.57	1,532	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	410.89	1,076		Black Point / Doyleville / Gravel Hill / Halfway / Hickey Settlement / Keepover / Lapointe Settlement / Lorne / Nash Creek / Paradise Camp / Sea Side / Winton Crossing
Dalhousie	62.70	1,067	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	410.89	1,076		Black Point / Doyleville / Gravel Hill / Halfway / Hickey Settlement / Keepover / Lapointe Settlement / Lorne / Nash Creek / Paradise Camp / Sea Side / Winton Crossing
Eldon	1,681.46	657		Adams Gulch / Dawsonville / Glenwood / Menneval / Mann Mountain Settlement / Mann Siding / Robinsonville / Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Restigouche / Squaw Cap / Upsalquitch / Wyers Brook
Addington	935.17	656	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	1,089.41	278	Balmoral (village)	Maltais / Ramsay Sheds / Simpsons Field
Colborne	754.96	227	Charlo (village)	Benjamin River / Blackland / Caribou Depot / New Mills / Upper Crossing
Grimmer	see *note		Kedgwick (rural community)

• note: Grimmer Parish has been dissolved and amalgamated as part of the Rural Community of Kedgwick, effective July 2012.<ref name=Reg2012-18>Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Restigouche County had a population of Template:Val living in Template:Val of its Template:Val total private dwellings, a change of Template:Percentage from its 2016 population of Template:Val. With a land area of Template:Convert, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.<ref name=2021census>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Canada census

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Restigouche County, New Brunswick<ref name="scpast"/>
Census		Total		Template:Center				Template:Center				Template:Center				Template:Center
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
Template:Center		Template:Center		19,415	Template:Decrease 3.6%	64.38%		9,930	Template:Decrease 7.11%	32.93%		555	Template:Decrease 0.89%	1.84%		255	Template:Increase 6.25%	0.85%
Template:Center		Template:Center		20,150	Template:Decrease 4.2%	63.68%		10,690	Template:Decrease 4.3%	33.79%		560	Template:Increase 31.8%	1.77%		240	Template:Decrease 42.2%	0.76%
Template:Center		Template:Center		21,030	Template:Decrease 5.7%	63.64%		11,175	Template:Decrease 9.2%	33.82%		425	Template:Decrease 21.3%	1.29%		415	Template:Increase 62.7%	1.25%
Template:Center		Template:Center		22,300	Template:Decrease 5.2%	62.98%		12,310	Template:Decrease 10.3%	34.77%		540	Template:Decrease 21.2%	1.53%		255	Template:Increase 21.4%	0.72%
Template:Center		Template:Center		23,530	n/a	61.68%		13,720	n/a	35.97%		685	n/a	1.80%		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:<ref>Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas Template:ISBN</ref> Template:Col-begin Template:Col-4

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• External Routes:
  • File:Qc132.svg Quebec Route 132

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick
• Popelogan River
• Upsalquitch River
• Upsalquitch Northwest River

External links

• Restigouche County Guide

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