Queens County (2016 population 10,472 ) is located in central New Brunswick, Canada. The county shire town is the village of Gagetown. The county was named as an expression of loyalty to the Crown and to commemorate a group of earlier settlers originally from Queens County, New York.

Geography

The county's geography is dominated by the Saint John River and Grand Lake. Coal mining is a major industry in the Minto area. Forestry and mixed farming dominate the rest of the county. The CFB Gagetown military training area takes in a large portion of the western part of the county.

Census subdivisions

Communities

There are four municipalities within Queens County (listed by 2016 population):

Parishes

The county is subdivided into ten parishes (listed by 2016 population):

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Queens County had a population of 10,998 living in 5,133 of its 6,854 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of 10,472. With a land area of 3681.05 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

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Notable people