Victoria County, New Brunswick

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Map of municipal government units in Victoria County.

Template:Commons category Victoria County (2021 population 18,312<ref name=2021census/>) is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Farming, especially of potatoes, is the major industry in the county. The area was named for Queen Victoria.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

Census subdivisions

Communities

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

Official Name	Designation	Area km²	Population	Parish
Grand Falls/Grand-Sault	Town	18.09	5,326	Grand Falls
Perth-Andover	Village	8.97	1,590	Perth
Plaster Rock	Village	3.04	1,023	Gordon
Drummond	Village	8.90	737	Drummond
Aroostook	Village	2.23	306	Andover

First Nations

There is one First Nations reserve in Victoria County (listed by 2016 population):<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Official Name	Designation	Area km²	Population	Parish
Tobique 20	Reserve	24.98	968	Perth

Parishes

The county is subdivided into seven parishes (listed by 2016 population):<ref name="cp2016"/>

Official Name	Area km²	Population	Municipalities	Unincorporated communities
Drummond	1,014.89	2,157	Drummond (village)	Black Brook / Burgess Settlement / Caldwell / Canton / Davis Mill / Desjardins Road / Ennishone / Hazen / Hennigar Corner / Jardine Brook / McManus Siding / Price Road / Quatre-Coins / Violette Brook / Violette Station
Gordon	1,431.58	1,493	Plaster Rock (village)	Anderson Road / Anfield / Arthurette / Birch Ridge / Bluebell Station / Crombie Settlement / Hazeldean / Maple View / North View / O'Dell / Picadilly / Red Rapids / Rowena / Sisson Ridge / St. Almo / Three Brooks / Wapske / Weaver
Denmark	751.27	1,471		Foley Brook / Lake Edward / Lerwick / New Denmark / North Tilley / Salmonhurst Corner / South Tilley
Grand Falls	158.04	1,109	Grand Falls/Grand-Sault (town)	Argosy / California Settlement / Costigan / Four Falls / Gillespie Settlement / Grand Falls Portage / Kelly Road / Limestone / Lower California / Lower Portage / McCluskey / Morrell Siding / Undine / Upper California
Perth	318.25	1,082	Perth-Andover (village) Tobique 20 (reserve)	Beech Glen / Beech Glen Road / Bon Accord / Caldwell Brook / Currie / Gladwyn / Hillside / Inman / Kilburn / Kincardine / Lower Kintore / Lower Perth / Maliseet / Muniac / Quaker Brook / Red Rapids / Rowena / Tobique Narrows / Upper Kintore
Andover	123.45	891	Aroostook (village)	Bairdsville / Beaconsfield / Carlingford / Dover Hill / Hillandale / Maliseet / River De Chute / Tinker / Turner Settlement
Lorne	1,641.87	464		Blue Mountain Bend / Burntland Brook / Enterprise / Everett / Haley Brook / Lorne / Mapleview / Nictau / North View / Oxbow / Riley Brook / Sisson Brook / Two Brooks / Victoria

Demographics

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Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Victoria County, New Brunswick<ref name="scpast"/><ref name="census2016">Template:Cite web</ref>
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	9,930	Template:Decrease 7.5%	54.07%	7,875	Template:Decrease 6.7%	42.88%	190	Template:Steady	1.00%	370	Template:Increase 25.2%	2.01%
Template:Center	Template:Center	10,740	Template:Decrease 0.2%	54.71%	8,405	Template:Decrease 2.2%	42.82%	190	Template:Increase 90.0%	0.97%	295	Template:Decrease 52.4%	1.50%
Template:Center	Template:Center	10,760	Template:Decrease 4.7%	53.61%	8,590	Template:Decrease 3.5%	42.80%	100	Template:Decrease 48.7%	0.50%	620	Template:Increase 18.1%	3.09%
Template:Center	Template:Center	11,290	Template:Decrease 6.2%	53.98%	8,905	Template:Decrease 0.8%	42.58%	195	Template:Decrease 13.3%	0.93%	525	Template:Increase 22.1%	2.51%
Template:Center	Template:Center	12,040	n/a	55.55%	8,980	n/a	41.43%	225	n/a	1.04%	430	n/a	1.98%

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Race	Population	Pct (%)
White	16,190	88.2%
Asian	105	0.6%
Aboriginal	1,920	10.5%
Other	80	0.4%

Template:Col-2 Religious make-up (2001)<ref name="SC2001">[1] Religious make-up, for Victoria County, 2001 census - 100% data</ref>

Religion	Population	Pct (%)
Catholic	12,695	60.70%
Protestant	6,170	29.50%
Christian n.i.e.	190	0.91%
Other religions	60	0.29%
No religious affiliation	1,800	8.61%

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Transportation

Major highways

Railways

The county is crossed by the Canadian National Railway’s mainline Napadogan Subdivision carrying freight and includes the Little Salmon River Trestle, the second largest railway bridge in Canada.

Protected areas and attractions

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Notable people

Although not everyone in this list was born in Victoria County, they all live or have lived in Victoria County and have had significant connections to the communities.

Full Name	Community	Famous for	Birth	Death	Other
Ron Turcotte	Drummond	Sports	1941
Wayne Maunder	Four Falls	Actor	1937	2018

References

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External links

Victoria County Guide

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