Sunbury County, New Brunswick

Sunbury
Location within New Brunswick.
Location within New Brunswick.
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
Established1785
Area
 • Land2,696.53 km2 (1,041.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
27,644
 • Density10.3/km2 (27/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Increase 1.8%
 • Dwellings
11,853
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code506

Sunbury County (2016 population 27,644[1]) is located in central New Brunswick, Canada. A large military base (CFB Gagetown) is located in the western part of the county south of the town of Oromocto. The county also hosts forestry and mixed farming. Burton is the county shire town.

  1. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Sunbury, County [Census division], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 29, 2019.