Queens County, New Brunswick facts for kids
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Queens
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Location within New Brunswick.
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  New Brunswick |
| Established | 1785 |
| Shire town | Gagetown |
| Area | |
| • Land | 3,686.05 km2 (1,423.19 sq mi) |
| Population
(2016)
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| • Total | 10,472 |
| • Density | 2.8/km2 (7/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011–2016 |
 5.5% |
| • Dwellings | 7,289 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (ADT) |
| Area code(s) | 506 |
Queens County (2016 population 10,472) is located in central New Brunswick, Canada. The county shire town is the village of Gagetown.
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Geography
The Saint John River and Grand Lake are major landmarks in the county. Coal mining is a major industry in the Minto area. Forestry and mixed farming are found throughout the rest of the county. The CFB Gagetown military training area takes in a large portion of the western part of the county.
Census subdivisions
Communities
There are four municipalities within Queens County (listed by 2016 population):
| Official Name | Designation | Area km2 | Population | Parish |
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| Minto | Village | 31.68 | 2,305 | Canning |
| Chipman | Village | 19.02 | 1,104 | Chipman |
| Gagetown | Village | 49.47 | 711 | Gagetown |
| Cambridge-Narrows | Village | 107.19 | 562 | Cambridge |
- Part of Minto lies within Sunbury County, but since most of it is in Queens County, Statistics Canada considers it as part of Queens.
Parishes
The county is subdivided into ten parishes (listed by 2016 population):
| Official Name | Area km2 | Population | Municipalities | Unincorporated communities |
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| Canning | 174.38 | 924 | Minto (village) | Back Road / Canning / Clarks Corners / Douglas Harbour / Flowers Cove / Lake Road / Maquapit Lake / Newcastle Center / Newcastle Centre / Newcastle Creek / Princess Park / Scotchtown / Sunnyside Beach / Sypher Cove / Upper Gagetown / Wuhr's Beach Road |
| Chipman | 483.44 | 913 | Chipman (village) | Briggs Corner / Bronson / Bronson Settlement / Camp Wegesegum / Castaway / Coal Creek / Dufferin / Fowlers Corner / Gaspereau Forks / Harley Road / Iron Bound Cove / Kings Mines / Leckey Road / Midland / Redbank / Salmon Creek / Salmon River / The Ridge / Upper Gaspereau |
| Waterborough | 445.55 | 847 | Cox Point / Cumberland Bay / Cumberland Point / Grant Settlement / Mill Cove / New Dominion Road / Pangburn / Rees / The Range / Union Settlement / Waterborough / Youngs Cove |
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| Petersville | 590.14 | 681 | Bayard / Blagdon / Clarendon / Enniskillen / Fowlers Corners / Petersville / Welsford / Wirral / Wirral Station / Wirral-Enniskillen |
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| Cambridge | 113.65 | 647 | Cambridge-Narrows | Cherry Hill / Jemseg / Lower Cambridge / Lower Jemseg / Robertson Point / Scovil / Whites Cove |
| Johnston | 359.32 | 560 | Annidale / Bagdad / Canaan Rapids / Chambres Corner / Codys / Coles Island / Highfield / Johnston / Long Creek / Partridge Valley / Phillipstown / Salmon Creek / Smith Corner / Thornetown / Washademoak / Waterloo Corner / Youngs Cove Road |
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| Wickham | 160.34 | 427 | Bald Hill / Belyeas Cove / Big Cove / Carpenter / Crafts Cove / Henderson Settlement / London Settlement / MacDonalds Point / Shannon / Wickham |
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| Gagetown | 234.88 | 311 | Gagetown (village) | Coytown / Mill Road / Upper Gagetown |
| Hampstead | 212.56 | 277 | Central Hampstead / Elm Hill / Hampstead / McAlpines / Pleasant Villa / Quarries / Queenstown | |
| Brunswick | 704.43 | 203 | Alward / Brookvale / Brunswick / Canaan Forks / Cherryvale / Forks Stream / Hunters Home / New Canaan |
Demographics
Population
| Canada census – Queens County, New Brunswick community profile | |||
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| 2016 | 2011 | 2006 | |
| Population: | 10,472 (−5.5% from 2011) | 11,086 (−5.3% from 2006) | 11,708 (−1.3% from 2001) |
| Land area: | 3,686.05 km2 (1,423.19 sq mi) | 3,681.98 km2 (1,421.62 sq mi) | 3,681.53 km2 (1,421.45 sq mi) |
| Population density: | 2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi) | 3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi) | 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) |
| Median age: | 54.4 (M: 54.2, F: 54.6) | 51.3 (M: 51.0, F: 51.7) | 48.1 (M: 47.5, F: 48.7) |
| Total private dwellings: | 7,289 | 7,337 | 7,238 |
| Median household income: | $48,539 | $45,555 | $37,621 |
| References: 2016 2011 2006 earlier | |||
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
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9,655 | 93.8% | 445 | 4.3% | 40 |  |
0.4% | 150 | 1.5% | ||||||||
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10,195 | 2.9% |
93.83% | 500 | 18.0% |
4.60% | 40 | 27.3% |
0.37% | 130 | 56.7% |
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10,495 | 3.4% |
91.58% | 610 |  17.3% |
5.32% | 55 | 37.5% |
0.48% | 300 | 46.3% |
2.62% | |||||
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10,870 | 4.7% |
93.43% | 520 | 23.0% |
4.47% | 40 | 0.0% |
0.34% | 205 | 57.7% |
1.76% | |||||
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11,410 | n/a | 93.10% | 675 | n/a | 5.51% | 40 | n/a | 0.37% | 130 | n/a | 1.01% | |||||
Transportation
Major Highways
Route 2 (TCH)
Route 7
Route 10
Route 101
Route 102
Route 105
Route 112
Route 116
Route 123
Route 690
Route 695
Route 705
Route 710
Route 715
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