Victoria County (2021 population 18,312) 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.
Census subdivisions Communities There are five municipalities within Victoria County (listed by 2016 population): Official name Designation Area km2 Population Parish Grand Falls/Grand-Sault Town18.095,326Grand Falls Perth-Andover Village8.971,590 Perth Plaster Rock Village3.041,023 Gordon Drummond Village8.90737 Drummond Aroostook Village2.23306 Andover
First Nations There is one First Nations reserve in Victoria County (listed by 2016 population): Official name Designation Area km2 Population Parish Tobique 20 Reserve24.98 968Perth
Parishes The county is subdivided into seven parishes (listed by 2016 population): Official name Area km2 Population Municipalities Unincorporated communities Drummond1,014.892,157 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 Gordon1,431.581,493 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 Denmark751.271,471 Foley Brook / Lake Edward / Lerwick / New Denmark / North Tilley / Salmonhurst Corner /South Tilley Grand Falls158.041,109 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 Perth318.251,082 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 Andover123.45891Aroostook (village) Bairdsville / Beaconsfield / Carlingford / Dover Hill / Hillandale / Maliseet / River De Chute /Tinker / Turner Settlement Lorne1,641.87464 Blue Mountain Bend / Burntland Brook / Enterprise / Everett / Haley Brook / Lorne / Mapleview /Nictau / North View / Oxbow / Riley Brook / Sisson Brook / Two Brooks / Victoria
Demographics
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Victoria 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.
Language Canada Census Mother Tongue - Victoria County, New Brunswick Census Total Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % 9,930 7.5% 54.07% 7,875 6.7% 42.88% 190 1.00% 370 25.2% 2.01% 10,740 0.2% 54.71% 8,405 2.2% 42.82% 190 90.0% 0.97% 295 52.4% 1.50% 10,760 4.7% 53.61% 8,590 3.5% 42.80% 100 48.7% 0.50% 620 18.1% 3.09% 11,290 6.2% 53.98% 8,905 0.8% 42.58% 195 13.3% 0.93% 525 22.1% 2.51% 12,040 n/a 55.55% 8,980 n/a 41.43% 225 n/a 1.04% 430 n/a 1.98%
Ethnic Groups (2016) Race Population Pct (%) White 16,190 88.2% Asian 105 0.6% Aboriginal 1,920 10.5% Other 80 0.4%
Religious make-up (2001) Religious make-up, for Victoria County, 2001 census - 100% data 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%
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
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.
See also List of communities in New Brunswick Royal eponyms in Canada
References
External links Victoria County Guide