Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Northumberland County is located in northeastern New Brunswick, Canada.
Geography
Northumberland County is covered by thick forests, whose products stimulate the economy. The highest peaks in the province, including Mount Carleton lie in the northwestern corner of the county.The county is dominated by the Miramichi River, world famous for its salmon fishing. The lower portion of the river is an estuary that widens into Miramichi Bay, a part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Services
The city of Miramichi is a local service centre for the county and surrounding regions with schools, hospitals and government offices and retail locations. The county has several saw mills in the city of Miramichi and up the Southwest Branch of the Miramichi River. There were formerly two large pulp and paper mills at Miramichi.Chatham was also home to an air force base, CFB Chatham, until 1996. Renous-Quarryville, located along the Southwest Miramichi was also home to an army post - a federal maximum security penitentiary is now located on the site.
Census subdivisions
Communities
There are five municipalities within the county :| Official Name | Designation | Area km2 | Population | Parish |
| Miramichi | City | 179.47 | 17,537 | Nelson Newcastle |
| Neguac | Village | 26.75 | 1,684 | Alnwick |
| Rogersville | Village | 7.20 | 1,166 | Rogersville |
| Blackville | Village | 21.13 | 958 | Blackville |
| Doaktown | Village | 29.07 | 792 | Blissfield |
First Nations
There are five First Nations reservations in Northumberland County :| Official Name | Designation | Area km2 | Population | Parish |
| Esgenoôpetitj 14 | Reservation | 9.54 | 1,046 | Alnwick |
| Eel Ground 2 | Reservation | 10.90 | 448 | Northesk |
| Red Bank 4 | Reservation | 16.18 | 352 | Southesk |
| Big Hole Tract 8 | Reservation | 27.82 | 34 | Northesk |
| Tabusintac 9 | Reservation | 22.00 | 10 | Alnwick |
Three communities in the county are part of the Mi'kmaq Nation: Metepenagiag Mi'kmaq Nation, at the junction of the Northwest Miramichi River and the Little Southwest Miramichi River; Eel Ground First Nation, close to the junction of the Northwest and Southwest Miramichi Rivers near Newcastle; and Burnt Church First Nation on the northern shore of Miramichi Bay.
Parishes
The county is subdivided into thirteen parishes :- note: Statistics Canada did not report data for Ludlow Parish in the 2016 Census. Data shown is from 2011 Census.
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