Restigouche County (; 2021 population 30,700) is located in north-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county is named for the Restigouche River which flows through the county and is famous for its salmon pools, which have attracted wealthy American and Canadian tourists to the region's summer colonies for decades. Forestry dominates the local economy.
Census subdivisions Communities There are nine municipalities within Restigouche County (listed by 2016 population): Official name Designation Area km2 Pop 2016 Parish Campbellton City18.586,883Addington Atholville Village119.603,570Addington Dalhousie Town15.223,126Dalhousie Saint-Quentin Town4.242,194Saint-Quentin Kedgwick Rural community658.081,979Grimmer Eel River Dundee Village65.481,953Dalhousie Balmoral Village43.391,674Balmoral Charlo Village31.301,310Colborne Tide Head Village19.43938Addington
First Nations There are two First Nations reservations in Restigouche County (listed by 2016 population): Official name Designation Area km2 Population Parish Eel River 3 Reservation1.46329Dalhousie Indian Ranch Reservation0.5889Dalhousie
Parishes The county is subdivided into eight parishes. (Listed by 2016 population, excluding municipalities): Official name Area km2 Population Municipalities Unincorporated communities Saint-Quentin2,478.571,532Saint-Quentin (town) Five Fingers / Rang-Cinq-et-Six / Rang-Dix / Rang-Dix-Huit / Rang-Douze-Nord / Rang-Douze-Sud / Rang-Quatorze / Rang-Seize / Rang-Sept-et-Huit / Saint-Martin-de-Restigouche Durham410.891,076 Black Point / Doyleville / Gravel Hill / Halfway / Hickey Settlement / Keepover / Lapointe Settlement / Lorne / Nash Creek / Paradise Camp / Sea Side / Winton Crossing Dalhousie62.701,067Dalhousie (town)Eel River Dundee (village)Eel River 3 (reserve)Indian Ranch (reserve) Dalhousie Junction / Lac-des-Lys / Maple Green / McLeods / McNeish / Point La Nim /Upper Dundee Durham410.891,076 Black Point / Doyleville / Gravel Hill / Halfway / Hickey Settlement / Keepover / Lapointe Settlement / Lorne / Nash Creek / Paradise Camp / Sea Side / Winton Crossing Eldon1,681.46657 Adams Gulch / Dawsonville / Evergreen / Glenwood / Menneval / Mann Mountain Settlement / Mann Siding /Robinsonville / Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Restigouche / Upsalquitch / Wyers Brook Addington935.17656Campbellton (city)Atholville (village)Tide Head (village) Colebrooke Settlement / Dubé Settlement / Flatlands / Glen Levit / Glencoe / Malauze /McKendrick / Popelogan Depot / Saint-Arthur / Val-d'Amour / Val-Melanson Balmoral1,089.41278Balmoral (village) Maltais / Ramsay Sheds / Simpsons Field Colborne754.96227Charlo (village) Benjamin River / Blackland / Caribou Depot / New Mills / Upper Crossing Grimmer see *noteKedgwick (rural community) note: Grimmer Parish has been dissolved and amalgamated as part of the Rural Community of Kedgwick, effective July 2012.
Demographics
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Restigouche County had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Language Canada Census Mother Tongue - Restigouche County, New Brunswick Census Total Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % 19,415 3.6%64.38%9,930 7.11%32.93%555 0.89%1.84%255 6.25%0.85% 20,150 4.2% 63.68% 10,690 4.3% 33.79% 560 31.8% 1.77% 240 42.2% 0.76% 21,030 5.7% 63.64% 11,175 9.2% 33.82% 425 21.3% 1.29% 415 62.7% 1.25% 22,300 5.2% 62.98% 12,310 10.3% 34.77% 540 21.2% 1.53% 255 21.4% 0.72% 23,530 n/a 61.68% 13,720 n/a 35.97% 685 n/a 1.80% 210 n/a 0.55%
Access routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas
Highways
Principal Routes
Secondary Routes:
External Routes: Quebec Route 132
Protected areas and attractions
Notable people
See also List of communities in New Brunswick Popelogan River Upsalquitch River Upsalquitch Northwest River
References
External links Restigouche County Guide