Sunbury County, New Brunswick
Sunbury County is located in central New Brunswick, Canada. A large military base 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 shiretown.
Census subdivisions
Communities
There are three municipalities within Sunbury County :| 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 :| Official Name | Designation | Area km2 | Population | Parish |
| Oromocto 26 | Reservation | 0.31 | 282 | Burton |
Parishes
The county is subdivided into seven parishes :| 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 Oromocto 26 | 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 Tracy | Gladstone / Three Tree Creek / Tracyville / Upper Tracy / Vespra |
Demographics
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
| 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% |
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