Westmorland County, New Brunswick
Westmorland County is a county in New Brunswick, a province of Canada. It is in the south-eastern part of the province. It contains the fast-growing commercial centre of Moncton and its northern and eastern suburbs. Also located in the county are the university town of Sackville and the tourist destination of Shediac.
Westmorland County is centrally located in the Maritimes and is New Brunswick's most populous county. Fishing and tourism are important industries along the Northumberland Strait shore while there is some mixed farming in the Petitcodiac River Valley and in the Tantramar Marsh region. The city of Moncton accounts for half the county's population and has developed as a major transportation, distribution, commercial and retail centre. Dorchester is the historical shire town of the county.
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Communities">List of communities in New Brunswick">Communities
There are eleven municipalities within Westmorland County :Official Name | Designation | Area km2 | Population | Parish |
Moncton | City | 141.92 | 71,889 | Moncton |
Dieppe | City | 54.05 | 25,384 | Moncton |
Beaubassin East | Rural community | 291.08 | 6,376 | Shediac |
Shediac | Town | 53.95 | 6,664 | Shediac |
Sackville | Town | 74.17 | 5,331 | Sackville |
Memramcook | Village | 187.67 | 4,778 | Dorchester |
Cap-Pelé | Village | 23.36 | 2,425 | Botsford |
Salisbury | Village | 13.54 | 2,284 | Salisbury |
Petitcodiac | Village | 17.21 | 1,383 | Salisbury |
Dorchester | Village | 5.79 | 1,096 | Dorchester |
Port Elgin | Village | 2.66 | 408 | Westmorland |
[List of [First Nations in New Brunswick|First Nations]]
There is one First Nations reservation in Westmorland County :Official Name | Designation | Area km2 | Population | Parish |
Fort Folly 1 | Reservation | 0.55 | 48 | Dorchester |
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The county is subdivided into seven parishes :Demographics
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