Westmorland County, New Brunswick

Westmorland County, New Brunswick

Westmorland County (2006 population 132,849) is located in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada. The county contains the fast-growing commercial centre of Moncton as well as 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 Maritime Provinces and is New Brunswick's most populous county. Fishing and tourism are important idustries 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.

List of census subdivisions in Westmorland County (2006 populations)

Municipalities

* City of Moncton (64,128)
* City of Dieppe (18,565)
* Rural Community of Beaubassin East (6,429)
* Town of Shediac (5,497)
* Town of Sackville (5,411)
* Village of Memramcook (4,638)
* Village of Cap-Pele (2,279)
* Village of Salisbury (2,036)
* Village of Petitcodiac (1,368)
* Village of Dorchester (1,119)
* Village of Port Elgin (451)

Unincorporated communities (CSDs)

* Moncton (parish) (8,861)
* Shediac (parish) (4,801)
* Salisbury (parish) (3,425)
* Sackville (parish) (1,174)
* Botsford (1,203)
* Westmorland (959)
* Dorchester (parish) (460)
* Fort Folly 1 (45)
* Haute Aboujagane


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