Westmorland County, New Brunswick

Westmorland County (2016 population 149,623[1]) is a county in New Brunswick, a province of Canada. It is in the south-eastern part of the province. It contains the fast-growing commercial centre of Moncton and its northern and eastern suburbs. Also located in the county are the university town of Sackville and the tourist destination of Shediac.

Westmorland
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46.06°N 64.51°W / 46.06; -64.51
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1785
Area [1]
• Land	3,666.15 km^2 (1,415.51 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	149,623
• Density	40.8/km^2 (106/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	3.8%
• Dwellings	71,839
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code(s)	506

Westmorland County is centrally located in the Maritimes and is New Brunswick's most populous county. Fishing and tourism are important industries along the Northumberland Strait shore while there is some mixed farming in the Petitcodiac River Valley and in the Tantramar Marsh region. The city of Moncton accounts for half the county's population and has developed as a major transportation, distribution, commercial and retail centre. Dorchester is the historical shire town of the county.

Transportation

Major highways

• Route 2 (TCH)
• Route 15
• Route 16 (TCH)
• Route 106
• Route 112
• Route 114
• Route 126
• Route 128

Census subdivisions

Communities

There are eleven municipalities within Westmorland County (listed by 2016 population):[2]

Official Name	Designation	Area km^2	Population	Parish
Moncton	City	141.92	71,889	Moncton
Dieppe	City	54.05	25,384	Moncton
Beaubassin East	Rural community	291.08	6,376	Shediac
Shediac	Town	53.95	6,664	Shediac
Sackville	Town	74.17	5,331	Sackville
Memramcook	Village	187.67	4,778	Dorchester
Cap-Pelé	Village	23.36	2,425	Botsford
Salisbury	Village	13.54	2,284	Salisbury
Petitcodiac	Village	17.21	1,383	Salisbury
Dorchester	Village	5.79	1,096	Dorchester
Port Elgin	Village	2.66	408	Westmorland

First Nations

There is one First Nations reservation in Westmorland County (population as of 2016)[3]:

Official Name	Designation	Area km^2	Population	Parish
Fort Folly 1	Reservation	0.55	48	Dorchester

Parishes

The county is subdivided into seven parishes (listed by 2016 population):[2]

Official Name	Area km^2	Population	Municipalities	Unincorporated communities
Moncton	579.63	9,811	Moncton (city) Dieppe (city)	Allison / Ammon / Berry Mills / Boundary Creek / Canaan / Cape Breton / Gallagher Ridge / Greater Lakeburn / Indian Mountain / Irishtown / Lakeville / LeBlancville / Lutesville / McQuade / Meadow Brook / Melanson Settlement / New Scotland / O'Neil / Pacific Junction / Painsec / Painsec Junction / Scotch Settlement / Shaw Brook / Steeves Mountain / Stilesville
Shediac	196.71	4,789	Beaubassin East (rural community) Shediac (town)	Batemans Mills / Chapman Corner / East Shediac / Evangeline / MacDougall / Malakoff / Moncton Road / Petit Pre / Ohio-du-Barachois / Pointe-du-Chêne / Saint-Philippe / Scoudouc / Scoudouc Road / Shediac Bridge-Shediac River / Shediac Cape / Shediac Road / The Bluff
Salisbury	874.16	3,388	Salisbury (village) Petitcodiac (village)	Dobsons Corner / Fawcett / Fawcett Hill / Fredericton Road / Glenvale / Harewood / Havelock / Hicksville / Hillgrove / Intervale / Kay Settlement / Killams Mills / Kinnear Settlement / Leeman Hill / Lewis Mountain / Monteagle / North Branch / Pollett River / River Glade / Scott Road / Second North River / Steeves Settlement / The Glades / Upper Ridge / Wheaton Settlement
Sackville	579.98	1,182	Sackville (town)	Aboushagan / Aboushagan Road / Anderson Settlement / Babcock Road / British Settlement / Brooklyn / Brooklyn Road / Centre Village / Coles Island Road / Cookville / Evans / Fairfield / Harper's Brook / Johnson's Mills / Lower Rockport / Midgic / Rockport / Upper Rockport / Ward / West Sackville / Westcock / Wood Point / Woodhurst
Botsford	304.16	1,058	Cap-Pelé (village)	Bayfield / Bayside / Botsford / Cadman Corner / Cape Spear / Cape Tormentine / Chapmans Corner / Hardy / Johnston Point Road / Little Shemogue / Malden / Mates Corner / Melrose / Murray Corner / Murray Road / Petit-Cap / Smith Settlement / Spence Settlement / The Bluff / Timber River / Westmorland / Upper Cape / Woodside
Westmorland	175.43	908	Port Elgin (village)	Aulac / Baie-Verte / Baie Verte Road / Coburg / Etter Ridge / Fromm's Swamp / Halls Hill / Jolicure / Mount Whatley / Pointe de Bute / Tidnish Bridge / Uniacke Hill / Upper Point de Bute / Westmorland
Dorchester	90.13	429	Memramcook (village) Dorchester (village) Fort Folly 1 (reservation)	Calhoun / Cherry Burton / Dorchester Cape / Middleton / Taylor Village / Upper Dorchester

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Westmorland County, New Brunswick community profile
	2016	2011	2006
Population:	149,623 (+3.8% from 2011)	144,158 (+8.5% from 2006)	132,849 (+6.5% from 2001)
Land area:	3,666.15 km^2 (1,415.51 sq mi)	3,662.02 km^2 (1,413.91 sq mi)	3,659.62 km^2 (1,412.99 sq mi)
Population density:	40.8/km^2 (106/sq mi)	39.4/km^2 (102/sq mi)	36.3/km^2 (94/sq mi)
Median age:	43.1 (M: 42.2, F: 43.9)	41.4 (M: 40.5, F: 42.4)	40.4 (M: 39.4, F: 41.4)
Total private dwellings:	71,839	67,842	60,802
Median household income:	$61,903	$55,736	$48,293
References: 2016[2] 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6]

Historical Census Data - Westmorland County, New Brunswick

Year Pop. ±% 1991 114,745 —     1996 120,531 +5.0%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 124,688 +3.4% 2006 132,849 +6.5%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 144,158 +8.5% 2016 149,623 +3.8%
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Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Westmorland County, New Brunswick[7][8][1]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		146,610		77,450		52.8%		60,570		41.3%		2,430		1.7%		6,160		4.2%
2011		140,925		76,475	7.8%	54.27%		58,795	7.2%	41.72%		2,115	67.2%	1.50%		3,540	17.6%	2.51%
2006		130,080		70,945	3.6%	54.54%		54,860	7.4%	42.17%		1,265	6.3%	0.97%		3,010	102.7%	2.31%
2001		122,405		68,510	1.2%	55.97%		51,060	6.7%	41.71%		1,350	7.2%	1.10%		1,485	12.9%	1.21%
1996		118,330		67,700	n/a	57.21%		47,860	n/a	40.45%		1,455	n/a	1.23%		1,315	n/a	1.11%

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:[9]

Highways Route 1 Route 2 (TCH) Route 15 Route 16 (TCH)

Principal Routes Route 106 Route 112 Route 115 Route 126 Route 128 Route 132 Route 133 Route 134 Route 140

Secondary Routes: Route 490 Route 880 Route 885 Route 890 Route 905 Route 925 Route 933 Route 940 Route 950 Route 955 Route 960

External Routes: Route 1 (TCH) Hwy 104 (TCH)

Protected areas and attractions

See also: List of historic places in Westmorland County, New Brunswick

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Westmorland County, New Brunswick

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Westmorland, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
2. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Fort Folly 1, Indian reserve [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
4. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
5. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
6. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
8. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Westmorland County, New Brunswick
9. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7

External links

• Westmorland County Guide