Westmorland County (2006 population 132,849) is located in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada. The county contains the fast-growing commercial centre of Moncton as well as its northern and eastern suburbs. Also located in the county are the university town of Sackville and the tourist destination of Shediac.
Westmorland County is centrally located in the Maritime Provinces 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.
Communities
There are eleven incorporated municipalities within Westmorland County (listed by 2006 population counts and national census rankings):[1][2]
| Official Name |
Status |
Area km2 |
Population |
Census Ranking |
| Moncton |
City |
141.17 |
64,128 |
78 of 5,008 |
| Dieppe |
City |
51.17 |
18,565 |
207 of 5,008 |
| Beaubassin East |
Rural community |
291.04 |
6,429 |
565 of 5,008 |
| Shediac |
Town |
11.97 |
5,497 |
637 of 5,008 |
| Sackville |
Town |
74.32 |
5,411 |
645 of 5,008 |
| Memramcook |
Village |
185.71 |
4,638 |
724 of 5,008 |
| Cap-Pele |
Village |
23.78 |
2,279 |
1,218 of 5,008 |
| Salisbury |
Village |
13.68 |
2,036 |
1,295 of 5,008 |
| Petitcodiac |
Village |
17.22 |
1,368 |
1,695 of 5,008 |
| Dorchester |
Village |
5.74 |
1,119 |
1,909 of 5,008 |
| Port Elgin |
Village |
2.61 |
451 |
3,151 of 5,008 |
Parishes
The county is subdivided into seven parishes (listed by 2006 population counts and national census rankings):[1][2]
| Official Name |
Status |
Area km2 |
Population |
Census Ranking |
| Moncton |
Parish |
582.20 |
8,861 |
427 of 5,008 |
| Shediac |
Parish |
238.47 |
4,801 |
709 of 5,008 |
| Salisbury |
Parish |
873.55 |
3,425 |
909 of 5,008 |
| Botsford |
Parish |
303.75 |
1,203 |
1,827 of 5,008 |
| Sackville |
Parish |
578.28 |
1,174 |
1,857 of 5,008 |
| Westmorland |
Parish |
173.48 |
959 |
2,105 of 5,008 |
| Dorchester |
Parish |
91.02 |
460 |
3,129 of 5,008 |
First Nations
There is one First Nations reservation in Westmorland County (listed by 2006 population counts and national census rankings):[1][2]
| Official Name |
Status |
Area km2 |
Population |
Census Ranking |
| Fort Folly 1 |
Reservation |
0.45 |
45 |
4,677 of 5,008 |
Demographics
|
Population trend[3]
| Census |
Population |
Change (%) |
| 2006 |
132,849 |
▲6.5% |
| 2001 |
124,688 |
▲3.4% |
| 1996 |
120,531 |
▲5.0% |
| 1991 |
114,745 |
N/A |
|
Mother tongue language (2006)[1]
| Language |
Population |
Pct (%) |
| English only |
70,945 |
54.54% |
| French only |
54,860 |
42.18% |
| Other languages |
3,010 |
2.31% |
| Both English and French |
1,265 |
0.97% |
|
See also
References
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Coordinates: 45°57′35.5″N 64°30′55.9″W / 45.959861°N 64.515528°W / 45.959861; -64.515528
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