Gloucester County is located in the northeastern corner of New Brunswick

New Brunswick

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, Canada

Canada

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. Fishing, mining and forestry are the major industries in the county. The eastern section of the county is known for its Acadian

Acadian

The Acadians are the descendants of the 17th-century French colonists who settled in Acadia . Acadia was a colony of New France...

 culture.

Communities

There are eighteen incorporated municipalities within the county (listed by 2006 population counts and national census rankings):

Official Name	Status	Area km2	Population	Census Ranking
Bathurst Bathurst, New Brunswick Bathurst is a Canadian city in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Bathurst is situated on Bathurst Harbour, an estuary at the mouth of the Nepisiguit River at the southernmost part of Chaleur Bay....	City	91.55	12,714	290 of 5,008
Tracadie-Sheila Tracadie-Sheila, New Brunswick Tracadie-Sheila [prn Tra-k-a-dee Sh-ī-la] is a Canadian town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Tracadie and Sheila are separate communities whose municipal governments were merged in 1991...	Town	24.64	4,474	736 of 5,008
Beresford Beresford, New Brunswick Beresford is a Canadian town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.It is situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay immediately north of the city of Bathurst...	Town	19.20	4,264	759 of 5,008
Caraquet Caraquet, New Brunswick Caraquet is a Canadian town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.-Location:Situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula, its name is derived from the Mi'kmaq term for meeting of two rivers...	Town	68.26	4,156	779 of 5,008
Shippagan Shippagan, New Brunswick Shippagan is a Canadian town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Located in the northeastern part of the Acadian Peninsula, a combination bridge-causeway connects the town with Lamèque Island to the northeast. Approximately 99% of the town's residents are Francophone.The town was founded by the...	Town	9.94	2,754	1,055 of 5,008
Petit-Rocher Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick Petit-Rocher is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. Located on Chaleur Bay 20 km northwest of Bathurst, Petit-Rocher's residents are 92% Francophone Acadian...	Village	4.49	1,949	1,337 of 5,008
Bas-Caraquet Bas-Caraquet, New Brunswick Bas-Caraquet is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Situated on the Acadian Peninsula on the shore of Chaleur Bay, its name translates into "Lower Caraquet". It is located at the eastern entrance to Caraquet Harbour, adjacent to the town of Caraquet.Fishing is the village's...	Village	31.00	1,471	1,618 of 5,008
Lamèque Lamèque, New Brunswick Lamèque is a Canadian town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.A Francophone community, it is situated on Lamèque Island, off the northeastern tip of the Acadian Peninsula...	Town	12.45	1,422	1,656 of 5,008
Bertrand Bertrand, New Brunswick Bertrand is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.The village is located on the Acadian Peninsula at the mouth of the Caraquet River where it empties into Caraquet Bay, roughly 10 km west of Caraquet....	Town	46.45	1,179	1,851 of 5,008
Sainte-Marie - Saint-Raphaël Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël, New Brunswick Sainte-Marie—Saint-Raphaël is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Located on the Acadian Peninsula, the community is an amalgamation of Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer and Saint-Raphaël-sur-Mer and is located on Lamèque Island.In May 1971, an anxious Acadian fishing population demanded a...	Village	15.61	993	2,064 of 5,008
Pointe-Verte Pointe-Verte, New Brunswick Pointe-Verte is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Located on Chaleur Bay 30 km north of Bathurst, the village's main industry is lobster and scallop fishing, as well as forestry....	Village	13.79	971	2,088 of 5,008
Nigadoo Nigadoo, New Brunswick Nigadoo is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.The village is located at the mouth of the Nigadoo River on Chaleur Bay, 15 km northwest of Bathurst and adjacent to Beresford....	Village	7.69	927	2,157 of 5,008
Le Goulet Le Goulet, New Brunswick Le Goulet is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Located 5 kilometres south of Shippagan on the Acadian Peninsula, the village was originally called New Jerusalem Settlement when it was initially settled in 1879....	Village	5.46	908	2,188 of 5,008
Saint-Isidore Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick Saint-Isidore is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. It is bordered by the communities of Pont-Landry, Hacheyville, Bois-Gagnon and Tilley-Road....	Village	22.58	796	2,370 of 5,008
Grande-Anse Grande-Anse, New Brunswick Grande-Anse is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. It is near the community of Pokeshaw.The village is located on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula region, 25 km northwest of Caraquet and 45 kilometres east of Bathurst.The village was first settled by Acadian...	Village	24.42	758	2,451 of 5,008
Saint-Léolin Saint-Léolin, New Brunswick Saint-Léolin is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Located on the Acadian Peninsula, the first settler to the village was Joseph Bertin in the early 19th century...	Village	19.78	733	2,499 of 5,008
Paquetville Paquetville, New Brunswick Paquetville is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.It is located on the Acadian Peninsula and was founded by Monseigneur Paquet in 1873, who brought several parishioners with him from Shippagan....	Village	9.40	642	2,682 of 5,008
Maisonnette Maisonnette, New Brunswick Maisonnette is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.The fishing village is located on the north shore of Caraquet Harbour near Pointe de Maisonnette, opposite the town of Caraquet on the Acadian Peninsula....	Village	12.88	599	2,780 of 5,008

Parishes

The county is subdivided into ten parishes (listed by 2006 population counts and national census rankings):

Official Name	Status	Area km2	Population	Census Ranking
Saumarez	Parish	326.76	6,837	528 of 5,008
Beresford	Parish	455.93	6,301	576 of 5,008
Shippagan Shippagan Parish, New Brunswick Shippagan is a Canadian parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.-Communities:Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities and communities within their respective boundaries .*Cap-Bateau*Chiasson...	Parish	207.25	5,370	648 of 5,008
Bathurst Bathurst Parish, New Brunswick Bathurst is a Canadian parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.-Communities:Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities and communities within their respective boundaries .*Bartibog Station...	Parish	1504.23	5,144	676 of 5,008
Inkerman	Parish	191.05	4,268	757 of 5,008
Paquetville Paquetville Parish, New Brunswick Paquetville is a Canadian parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.-Communities:Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities and communities within their respective boundaries .*Burnsville...	Parish	220.30	2,457	1,156 of 5,008
Allardville Allardville Parish, New Brunswick Allardville is a Canadian parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.-Communities:Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities and communities within their respective boundaries .*Allardville...	Parish	655.11	2,151	1,257 of 5,008
Saint-Isidore Saint-Isidore Parish, New Brunswick Saint-Isidore is a Canadian parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.-Communities:Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities and communities within their respective boundaries .*Bois-Blanc...	Parish	189.49	1,652	1,497 of 5,008
Caraquet Caraquet Parish, New Brunswick Caraquet is a Canadian parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.-Communities:Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities and communities within their respective boundaries .*Bas-Caraquet...	Parish	109.20	1,511	1,585 of 5,008
New Bandon New Bandon Parish, New Brunswick New Bandon is a Canadian parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.-Communities:Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities and communities within their respective boundaries .*Anse-Bleue...	Parish	369.58	1,422	1,656 of 5,008

First Nations

There is one First Nations reservation in Gloucester County (listed by 2006 population counts and national census rankings):

Official Name	Status	Area km2	Population	Census Ranking
Pabineau 11	Reservation	4.89	125	4,312 of 5,008

Demographics

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
2006	78,948	4.8%
2001	82,929	5.3%
1996	87,601	0.0%
1991	87,613	N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	65,210	83.95%
English only	11,165	14.37%
Other languages	675	0.87%
Both English and French	625	0.81%

External links

• Gloucester County Guide