Albert County, New Brunswick


Albert County is a county located in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada on Chignecto Bay in the Bay of Fundy. Prior to the abolition of county government in 1967, the shire town was Hopewell Cape. The county was established in 1845 from parts of Westmorland County and Saint John County, and named after Prince Albert.

[Census subdivision]s

Communities

There are four municipalities within Albert County :
Official NameStatusArea km2PopulationParish
RiverviewTown35.4519,667Coverdale
HillsboroughVillage12.831,277Hillsborough
Riverside-AlbertVillage3.35350Hopewell
AlmaVillage47.60213Alma

Parishes

The county is subdivided into six parishes :
Official NameArea km2PopulationmunicipalitiesUnincorporated communities
Coverdale236.044,466Riverview Colpitts Settlement / Five Points / Grub Road / Lower Coverdale / Lower Turtle Creek / Middlesex / Middle Coverdale / Nixon / Pine Glen / Price / Salisbury Back Road / Stoney Creek / Synton / Turtle Creek / Upper Coverdale
Hillsborough304.051,308Hillsborough Albert Mines / Baltimore / Beech Hill / Berryton / Caledonia Mountain / Dawson Settlement / Edgetts Landing / Isaiah Corner / Osborne Corner / Rosevale / Salem / Shenstone / Steeves Mills / Steevescote / Weldon
Elgin519.59892Church Hill / Churchs Corner / Elgin / Ferndale / Forest Hill / Goshen / Gowland Mountain / Harrison Settlement / Hillside / Little River / Mapleton / Meadow / Midland / Parkindale / Pleasant Vale / Prosser Brook / Ross Corner
Hopewell149.08647Riverside-Albert Cape Station / Chemical Road / Chester / Curryville / Demoiselle Creek / Hopewell Cape / Hopewell Hill / Lower Cape / McGinleys Corner / Memel Settlement / Mountville / Shepody
Harvey277.27333Beaver Brook / Brookville / Cape Enrage / Derrys Corner / Germantown / Harvey / Harvey Bank / Little Ridge / Midway / New Horton / New Ireland / Upper New Horton / Waterside / West River
Alma222.62213noteAlma Mitchells Corner / Teahans Corner

note 2016 population of the Village of Alma

Demographics

Population

Language

Access Routes

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