Counties of New Brunswick

This is a list of the counties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, with shire towns in parentheses. It must be noted that since 1966, counties in New Brunswick serve virtually no purpose except the court system, and as geographical expressions of location (i.e., most citizens always know which county they are in). They still appear on most maps. Prior to Equal Opportunity in 1966, counties were the uppermost of the complicated three-tiered local government system in New Brunswick. Below each county were numerous parishes, then municipalities for some areas, while some went only as far down as the parish. See List of parishes in New Brunswick also. All municipalities were subordinate to the parish they were located within, and the parish to the county. The only exception to this was the City of Saint John which was the only municipality not to be in a parish. It was however, in St. John County.

#Albert County, New Brunswick, formed in 1845 from part of Westmorland County (Hopewell Cape) and a small part of Saint John County
#Carleton County, New Brunswick, formed in 1833 from part of York County (Woodstock)
#Charlotte County, New Brunswick, one of the original 8 counties (St. Andrews)
#Gloucester County, New Brunswick, formed in 1826 from part of Northumberland County (Bathurst)
#Kent County, New Brunswick, formed in 1814 from part of Northumberland County (Richibucto)
#Kings County, New Brunswick, one of the original 8 counties (Hampton)
#Madawaska County, New Brunswick, formed in 1873 from part of Victoria County (Edmundston)
#Northumberland County, New Brunswick, one of the original 8 counties (Newcastle, now part of Miramichi)
#Queens County, New Brunswick, one of the original 8 counties (Gagetown)
#Restigouche County, New Brunswick, formed in 1837 from part of Gloucester County (Dalhousie)
#Saint John County, New Brunswick, one of the original 8 counties (Saint John)
#Sunbury County, New Brunswick, one of the original 8 counties (Burton)
#Victoria County, New Brunswick, formed in 1837 from part of Carleton County (Perth-Andover)
#Westmorland County, New Brunswick, one of the original 8 counties (Dorchester)
#York County, New Brunswick, one of the original 8 counties (Fredericton)

ee also

Census Divisions by province and territory

*Subdivisions of Canada
*Local government in Canada
*List of Municipalities in New Brunswick

External links

* [http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nbpast/localhistory/parishes.html New Brunswick Parishes]