Carleton County (2021 population 26,360) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada.
The western border is Aroostook County, Maine, the northern border is Victoria County, and the southeastern border is York County from which it was formed in 1831. The Saint John River bisects the western section of the county. The Southwest Miramichi River flows through the eastern section of the county. Potato farming is a major industry. The scenic town of Hartland is home to the longest covered bridge in the world.
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Census subdivisions
Communities There are five incorporated municipalities within Carleton County (listed by 2021 population): Official name Designation Area km2 Population Parish Woodstock Town14.965,553Woodstock Florenceville-Bristol Town15.741,573 Simonds Hartland Town9.50933Brighton Centreville Village2.67508Wicklow Bath Village2.00440Kent
First Nations
There is one First Nations reserve in Carleton County, the Woodstock First Nation: Official name Designation Area km2 Population Parish Woodstock 23 Reserve1.80435Woodstock
Parishes The county is subdivided into eleven parishes (listed by 2021 population): Official name Area km2 Population municipalities Unincorporated communities Wakefield196.312,722 Belleville / Briggs Corner / Hartford / Iron Ore Hill / Jackson Falls / Jacksontown / Jacksonville / Lindsay / Lower Wakefield / Lower Waterville / McKenna / Oakville / Rosedale / Somerville / South Greenfield / South Wakefield / Upper Waterville / Victoria Corner / Wakefield / Waterville Woodstock194.832,219Woodstock (town)Woodstock 23 (reserve) Beardsley Road / Bedell / Benton / Bulls Creek / Dibblee / Hillman / Indian Village / Mapledale / Porten Settlement / Riceville / River Road / Speerville / Springfield / Teeds Mills / Townsview Estates / Upper Southampton / Upper Woodstock / Valley Kent839.761,966Bath (village) Beaufort / Beechwood / Carlow / Chapmanville / Clearview / Giberson Settlement / Gordonsville / Haut-Kent / Holmesville / Johnville / Kenneth / Kent / Kilfoil / Killoween / Lockharts Mill / Maplehurst / Monquart / Moose Mountain / Murphy Corner / Piercemont / River de Chute Siding / South Johnville / Summit / Tarrtown / Upper Kent / Haut-Kent / Welch Brighton509.301,596 Hartland (town) Armond / Ashland / Briggs Corner / Brighton / Carlisle / Cloverdale / Coldstream / East Brighton / East Cloverdale / Esdraelon / Howard Brook / Jericho / Lower Brighton / Lower Windsor / Mainstream / Mountain View / Pole Hill / Shewan / Simonds / South Knowlesville / Windsor Northampton243.311,875 Carr / East Newbridge / Grafton / Grafton Hill / Harten Corner / Kilmarnock / Lower Northampton / Newbridge / Newburg / Northampton / Pembroke / South Newbridge / Upper Northampton Wicklow195.501,591Centreville (village) Clearview / Gregg Settlement / Hartley Settlement / Knoxford / Lamoreaux Corner / Listerville / Lower Greenfield / McGrath Corner / McMonagle Corner / Middle Greenfield / Royalton / Summerfield / Thomas Corner / Tracey Mills / Tweedie / Upper Knoxford / Upper Royalton / Upper Wicklow / Wakem Corner / Wicklow Richmond258.801,456 Blackies Landing / Blowdown / Campbell Settlement / Debec / Elmwood / Elmwood Station / Green Road / Hodgdon Road / Irish Settlement / Kirkland / Limestone / McKenzie Corner / Monument / Oak Mountain / Plymouth / Richmond / Richmond Corner / Union Corner / Watson Settlement / Wickham Peel112.741,198 Buckwheat Brook / East Coldstream / Lansdowne / Mount Pleasant / Oakland / Peel / Riverbank / South Gordonsville / Stickney Wilmot191.40969 Avondale / Beckim Settlement / Bloomfield / Bradley Corner / Brookville / Carvell / Charleston / Deerville / Digby Corner / Good Corner / Lakeville / Long Settlement / Lower Bloomfield / McKeaghan / Weston / Wilmot Aberdeen444.88812 Aberdeen / Argyle / Biggar Ridge / Centre Glassville / Divide / East Glassville / East Knowlesville / Foreston / Glassville / Hayden Ridge / Hemphill Corner / Highlands / Juniper / Juniper Station / Ketchum Ridge / Knowlesville / MacIntosh Mill / North Ridge / South Ridge / West Glassville Simonds75.57514Florenceville-Bristol (town) Carleton / Connell / Flanagan Hill / Hunters Corner / Simonds / St. Thomas / Strong Corner / Upper Brighton
Demographics As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Carleton County had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Population trendStatistics Canada: 1951, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census Census Population Change (%) 2021 26,360 0.7% 2016 26,220 3.0% 2011 27,019 1.5% 2006 26,632 2.0% 2001 27,184 1.0% 1996 26,910 3.4% 1991 26,026 N/A 1951 22,269 N/A
Mother tongue language (2021) Language Population Pct (%) English only 24,290 93.33% French only 400 1.54% Non-official languages 1,125 4.32% Multiple responses 215 0.83%
Protected areas and attractions
Notable people
See also List of communities in New Brunswick
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Carleton County Colloquialisms McCain Foods Ltd Town of Woodstock Town of Hartland Falls Brook Centre