Sunbury County, New Brunswick

For the 18th-century county of the same name, see Sunbury County, Nova Scotia.

Sunbury County (2016 population 27,644) is located in central New Brunswick, Canada. A large military base (CFB Gagetown) is located in the western part of the county south of the town of Oromocto. The county also hosts forestry and mixed farming. Burton is the county shire town.

Sunbury
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1785
Area
• Land	2,696.53 km2 (1,041.14 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	27,644
• Density	10.3/km2 (27/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	1.8%
• Dwellings	11,853
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code	506

Census subdivisions

Communities

There are three municipalities within Sunbury County (listed by 2016 population):

Official Name	Designation	Area km2	Population	Parish
Oromocto	Town	22.44	9,223	Burton
Fredericton Junction	Village	23.85	704	Gladstone
Tracy	Village	29.46	608	Gladstone

Much of the Village of Minto lies within Sunbury County, but since most of it is in Queens County, Statistics Canada considers it as part of Queens. Similarly, a small portion of the city of Fredericton lies within Sunbury County, but is counted as part of York.

First Nations

There is one First Nations reservation in Sunbury County (listed by 2016 population):

Official Name	Designation	Area km2	Population	Parish
Oromocto 26	Reservation	0.31	282	Burton

Map of municipal government units in Sunbury County.

Parishes

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

Official Name	Area km2	Population	Municipalities	Unincorporated communities
Lincoln	159.59	7,177		Lincoln / Lower Lincoln / Rusagonis-Waasis / Rusagonis Station / Sunpoke
Burton	259.10	5,119	Oromocto (town) Oromocto 26 (reservation)	Babbitt / Burpees Corner / Burton / French Lake / Geary / Goan / Haneytown / Lower Burton / McGowans Corner / Sheffield / Swan Creek / Waterville / Woodside
Maugerville	921.96	1,831		Maugerville / Noonan / Sunbury / Upper Maugerville
Blissville	341.74	919		Blissville / Central Blissville / Germany / Hoyt / Juvenile Settlement / Mill Settlement / Mill Settlement West / Patterson / Sand Brook
Sheffield	272.16	809		Albrights Corner / Fernmount / Lakeville Corner / Randall Corner / Ripples / Scale / Sheffield
Northfield	303.77	620		Cantor / Duffys Corner / Hardwood Ridge / Humphrey Corner / New Avon / New England Settlement / New Zion / North Forks / Slope Road
Gladstone	362.23	452	Fredericton Junction (village) Tracy (village)	Gladstone / Three Tree Creek / Tracyville / Upper Tracy / Vespra

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sunbury County had a population of 27,864 living in 11,310 of its 11,903 total private dwellings, a change of 0.8% from its 2016 population of 27,644. With a land area of 2,692.97 km² (1,039.76 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.3/km² (26.8/sq mi) in 2021.

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
2016	27,644	1.8%
2011	27,143	6.3%
2006	25,542	0.9%
2001	25,776	1.6%
1996	25,358	7.6%
1991	23,575	N/A

Mother tongue (2016)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
English only	24,175	87.7%
French only	2,670	9.7%
Other languages	480	1.7%
Both English and French	235	0.9%

Access Routes

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

• Highways
  • Route 2 (TCH)
  • Route 7
  • Route 10

• Principal Routes
  • Route 101
  • Route 102
  • Route 105
  • Route 123

• Secondary Routes:
  • Route 645
  • Route 655
  • Route 690
  • Route 785

• External Routes:
  • None

Protected areas and attractions

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

Notable people

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

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick
• Sunbury County, Nova Scotia

External links

• Sunbury County Guide