Charlotte County (2006
population 26,898) is located in the southwestern portion of
New
Brunswick
, Canada
.
In most of
the county, fishing and aquaculture dominate the local economy, although
the town of St. Andrews
is a tourist mecca and St.
Stephen
is dominated by the Ganong chocolate factory.
Communities
There are five incorporated municipalities within Charlotte County
(listed by 2006 population counts and national census rankings):
| Official Name |
Status |
Area km2 |
Population |
Census Ranking |
St. Stephen |
Town |
12.43 |
4,780 |
711 of 5,008 |
Grand Manan |
Village |
150.78 |
2,460 |
1,153 of 5,008 |
St. Andrews |
Town |
8.35 |
1,798 |
1,416 of 5,008 |
St. George |
Town |
16.13 |
1,309 |
1,733 of 5,008 |
Blacks Harbour |
Village |
8.90 |
952 |
2,114 of 5,008 |
Parishes
The county is subdivided into fifteen parishes (listed by 2006
population counts and national census rankings):
| Official Name |
Status |
Area km2 |
Population |
Census Ranking |
| Saint
George |
Parish |
499.51 |
2,476 |
1,146 of 5,008 |
| Pennfield |
Parish |
363.88 |
2,322 |
1,206 of 5,008 |
| Saint
Stephen |
Parish |
104.41 |
2,113 |
1,268 of 5,008 |
| Saint
David |
Parish |
189.91 |
1,499 |
1,592 of 5,008 |
| Saint
James |
Parish |
555.99 |
1,350 |
1,706 of 5,008 |
| Campobello |
Parish |
39.59 |
1,056 |
1,986 of 5,008 |
| Lepreau |
Parish |
209.40 |
824 |
2,319 of 5,008 |
| West Isles |
Parish |
37.93 |
824 |
2,319 of 5,008 |
| Saint
Patrick |
Parish |
236.76 |
721 |
2,525 of 5,008 |
| Saint
Croix |
Parish |
78.67 |
670 |
2,630 of 5,008 |
| Saint
Andrews |
Parish |
24.38 |
592 |
2,797 of 5,008 |
| Dufferin |
Parish |
12.40 |
535 |
2,919 of 5,008 |
| Dumbarton |
Parish |
375.06 |
356 |
3,474 of 5,008 |
| Grand
Manan |
Parish |
6.20 |
190 |
4,057 of 5,008 |
| Clarendon |
Parish |
492.84 |
71 |
4,565 of 5,008 |
Unincorporated
Demographics
Population trend
| Census |
Population |
Change (%) |
| 2006 |
26,898 |
1.7% |
| 2001 |
27,366 |
0.1% |
| 1996 |
27,335 |
2.7% |
| 1991 |
26,607 |
N/A |
Mother tongue language (2006)
| Language |
Population |
Pct (%) |
| English only |
25,625 |
96.26% |
| French only |
570 |
2.14% |
| Other languages |
400 |
1.50% |
| Both English and French |
25 |
0.10% |
See also
References
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006
census
External links