Charlotte County is located in the southwestern portion of New Brunswick

New Brunswick

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, Canada

Canada

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.

In most of the county, fishing

Fishing

Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....

 and aquaculture

Aquaculture

Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture involves cultivating freshwater and saltwater populations under controlled conditions, and can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is the...

 dominate the local economy, although the town of St. Andrews

St. Andrews, New Brunswick

St. Andrews is a Canadian town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.It is sometimes referred to in tourism marketing by its unofficial nickname "St. Andrews-by-the-sea".-Geography:St...

 is a tourist mecca and St. Stephen

St. Stephen, New Brunswick

St. Stephen is a Canadian town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, situated on the east bank of the St. Croix River at .-Climate:...

 is dominated by the Ganong chocolate factory.

Communities

There are five incorporated municipalities within Charlotte County (listed by 2006 population counts and national census rankings):

Official Name	Status	Area km2	Population	Census Ranking
St. Stephen St. Stephen, New Brunswick St. Stephen is a Canadian town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, situated on the east bank of the St. Croix River at .-Climate:...	Town	12.43	4,780	711 of 5,008
Grand Manan	Village	150.78	2,460	1,153 of 5,008
St. Andrews St. Andrews, New Brunswick St. Andrews is a Canadian town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.It is sometimes referred to in tourism marketing by its unofficial nickname "St. Andrews-by-the-sea".-Geography:St...	Town	8.35	1,798	1,416 of 5,008
St. George St. George, New Brunswick St. George is a Canadian town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.St. George is nicknamed the "Granite Town" and is located on the Magaguadavic River between Passamaquoddy Bay and Lake Utopia. It is 70 km west of Saint John....	Town	16.13	1,309	1,733 of 5,008
Blacks Harbour Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick Blacks Harbour is a Canadian village in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.Referred to simply as Blacks by locals, the village is situated on a harbour of the same name opening onto the Bay of Fundy. It is situated 15 kilometres southeast of the town of St...	Village	8.90	952	2,114 of 5,008

Parishes

The county is subdivided into fifteen parishes (listed by 2006 population counts and national census rankings):

Official Name	Status	Area km2	Population	Census Ranking
Saint George	Parish	499.51	2,476	1,146 of 5,008
Pennfield	Parish	363.88	2,322	1,206 of 5,008
Saint Stephen	Parish	104.41	2,113	1,268 of 5,008
Saint David	Parish	189.91	1,499	1,592 of 5,008
Saint James	Parish	555.99	1,350	1,706 of 5,008
Campobello	Parish	39.59	1,056	1,986 of 5,008
Lepreau	Parish	209.40	824	2,319 of 5,008
West Isles	Parish	37.93	824	2,319 of 5,008
Saint Patrick	Parish	236.76	721	2,525 of 5,008
Saint Croix	Parish	78.67	670	2,630 of 5,008
Saint Andrews	Parish	24.38	592	2,797 of 5,008
Dufferin	Parish	12.40	535	2,919 of 5,008
Dumbarton	Parish	375.06	356	3,474 of 5,008
Grand Manan	Parish	6.20	190	4,057 of 5,008
Clarendon	Parish	492.84	71	4,565 of 5,008

Unincorporated

• Beaver Harbour
  Beaver Harbour, New Brunswick
  Beaver Harbour is an unincorporated Canadian fishing village in the Parish of Pennfield, Charlotte County, New Brunswick.It is located east of Blacks Harbour and south of Pennfield Ridge.- History :...
  
   (363)
• Campobello Island (1,195)

Demographics

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
2006	26,898	1.7%
2001	27,366	0.1%
1996	27,335	2.7%
1991	26,607	N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
English only	25,625	96.26%
French only	570	2.14%
Other languages	400	1.50%
Both English and French	25	0.10%

External links

• Charlotte County Guide