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Westmorland
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°04′N 64°31′W / 46.06°N 64.51°W / 46.06; -64.51
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1785
Area
• Land	3,666.15 km (1,415.51 sq mi)
Population
• Total	163,576
• Density	44.7/km (116/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	9.3%
• Dwellings	75,506
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code	506

Westmorland County (2021 population: 163,576) 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 local 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, and there is some mixed farming in the Petitcodiac River Valley and in the Tantramar Marsh region. The city of Moncton accounts for half of the county's population and has developed as a major transportation, distribution, commercial and retail centre. Dorchester is the historic shire town.

Origins

The county, once a part of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, was one of the original eight counties delineated shortly after the creation of the British colony of New Brunswick in 1784. Initially it included what is now Albert County and part of Saint John County.

Due to sweeping social reforms of the Louis Robichaud premiership, the counties no longer serve their role as regional local government and administrative units.

Transportation

Major highways

• Route 2 (TCH)
• Route 15
• Route 16 (TCH)
• Route 106
• Route 112
• Route 114
• Route 126
• Route 128

Census subdivisions

Communities

There were the eleven municipalities within Westmorland County before the 2023 local governance reforms (listed with 2021 figures):

First Nations

There is one First Nations reserve in Westmorland County (population as of 2021):

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, Westmorland County had a population of 163,576 living in 70,090 of its 75,506 total private dwellings, a change of 9.3% from its 2016 population of 149,623. With a land area of 3,659.74 km (1,413.03 sq mi), it had a population density of 44.7/km (115.8/sq mi) in 2021.

Language

The dominant dialect of Acadian French spoken in Westmorland County is Chiac.

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Westmorland County, New Brunswick
Census		Total		English				French				French & English				Non-official languages
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		146,610		77,450	1.3%	52.83%		60,570	3.0%	41.31%		2,430	13.0%	1.66%		6,160	74.0%	4.20%
2011		140,925		76,475	7.8%	54.27%		58,795	7.2%	41.72%		2,115	67.2%	1.50%		3,540	17.6%	2.51%
2006		130,080		70,945	3.6%	54.54%		54,860	7.4%	42.17%		1,265	6.3%	0.97%		3,010	102.7%	2.31%
2001		122,405		68,510	1.2%	55.97%		51,060	6.7%	41.71%		1,350	7.2%	1.10%		1,485	12.9%	1.21%
1996		118,330		67,700	n/a	57.21%		47,860	n/a	40.45%		1,455	n/a	1.23%		1,315	n/a	1.11%

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:

Protected areas and attractions

Notable people

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

1. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Westmorland, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
2. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
3. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
4. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Fort Folly 1, Indian reserve [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Westmorland County, New Brunswick
7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
8. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7

External links

• Westmorland County Guide

v t e Places adjacent to Westmorland County, New Brunswick
Queens County Kings County Kent County Northumberland Strait ( Prince County, Prince Edward Island) Westmorland County Bay of Fundy Albert County Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

• Westmorland County, New Brunswick
• Counties of New Brunswick