Victoria County (2021 population 18,312) is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Farming, especially of potatoes, is the major industry in the county. The area was named for Queen Victoria.
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Census subdivisions
Communities
There are five municipalities within Victoria County (listed by 2016 population):
First Nations
There is one First Nations reserve in Victoria County (listed by 2016 population):
Parishes
The county is subdivided into seven parishes (listed by 2016 population):
Demographics
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Victoria County had a population of 18,312 living in 8,249 of its 9,054 total private dwellings, a change of −1.6% from its 2016 population of 18,617. With a land area of 5,492.85 km2 (2,120.80 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi) in 2021.
Transportation
Major highways
Route 2 (TCH)
Route 17
Route 105
Route 108
Route 109
Route 130
Route 190
Route 218
Route 375
Route 380
Route 385
Route 390
Route 395
Route 560
Railways
The county is crossed by the Canadian National Railway’s mainline Napadogan Subdivision carrying freight and includes the Little Salmon River Trestle, the second largest railway bridge in Canada.
Notable people
Although not everyone in this list was born in Victoria County, they all live or have lived in Victoria County and have had significant connections to the communities.