- Albert County, New Brunswick
Albert County (
2005 population 26,749) is located in southeasternNew Brunswick ,Canada on theChignecto Bay of theBay of Fundy . Prior to the abolition of county government in1967 , thecounty seat was Hopewell Cape. The county was established in 1845, and named afterPrince Albert . [cite book | last = Hamilton | first = William Baillie | title = Place Names of Atlantic Canada | publisher =University of Toronto Press | id = ISBN 0802075703 | year = 1996 | pages = p. 43]Communities
Towns in Albert County, with 2005 populations given:
*Riverview (17,010)
Villages in Albert County, with 2005 populations given
*Hillsborough (1,288)
*Riverside-Albert (393)
*Alma (301)
Parishes
*Alma
*Coverdale
*Elgin
*Harvey
*Hillsborough
*Hopewell
Communities
*Demoiselle Creek
*Curryville
*Edgett's Landing
*Albert Mines
*Stoney Creek
*Hopewell HillHighways
Highways that run through Albert are as follows:
Secondary Highways: #112, #114
Tertiary Highways: #895, #905, #910, #915Protected Areas
Fundy National Park
Hopewell Rocks
McManus Hill Provincial Conservation Area
Shepody National Wildlife AreaAttractions
Campgrounds/Information centres in Fundy National Park:
*Chignecto North
*Headquarters
*Point Wolfe
*Visitors Centre
also:
*Flower Pot Rocks
*Cape Enrage Demographics
(Statistics Canada, 2001)
Population: 26,749
Population change (1996-2001): 1.0
Dwellings: 10,705
Area (km²): 1,806.12
Density (per km².): 14.8
National rank in terms of population: 186
Provincial rank in terms of population: 12urrounding Counties
* Saint John
* Kings
* WestmorlandReferences
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