| Counties of New Brunswick | |
|---|---|
| Location | Province of New Brunswick |
| Number | 15 |
| Populations | 10,998 (Queens) – 163,576 (Westmorland) |
| Areas | 1,461 km2 (Saint John) – 12,843 km2 (Northumberland) |
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick has 15 geographic counties defined by the Territorial Division Act.[1] While no longer local governments,[2] they continue to define a regional community.
With the reorganization of local government legislation contained in the Robichaud government's reforms, collectively called the New Brunswick Equal Opportunity program, county municipalities ceased to function in 1966 and their councils were dissolved.
Another form of regional local government did not replace the county. Instead, many small village municipalities were created, with the surrounding predominantly rural areas remaining unincorporated.
They serve as the basis for federal census divisions and provide convenient map subdivisions of the province for purposes other than local governance.[3] They figure prominently in residents' sense of place and continue as significant threads in the Province's cultural fabric (i.e., most citizens always know which county they are in), and they still appear on some maps.
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- ^ "CHAPTER T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. 30 June 1998. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Municipalities Act, SNB 1966(1), c 20, p.192". Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ One example is the GeoNB Map Viewer."GeoNB Map Viewer". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 4 August 2024.