Victoria County (2016 population 18,617^[1]) is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Farming, especially of potatoes, is the major industry in the county. The area was named for Queen Victoria.^[2]

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Victoria
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1844
Shire town	Perth-Andover
Area [1]
• Land	5,505.56 km2 (2,125.71 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	18,617
• Density	3.4/km2 (9/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	6.5%
• Dwellings	9,178
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code	506

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As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Victoria County had a population of 18,312 living in 8,249 of its 9,054 total private dwellings, a change of -1.6% from its 2016 population of 18,617. With a land area of 5,492.85 km² (2,120.80 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.3/km² (8.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[6]

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Canada Census Mother Tongue - Victoria County, New Brunswick[5][1]
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Non-official languages
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		18,365		9,930	7.5%	54.07%		7,875	6.7%	42.88%		190		1.00%		370	25.2%	2.01%
2011		19,630		10,740	0.2%	54.71%		8,405	2.2%	42.82%		190	90.0%	0.97%		295	52.4%	1.50%
2006		20,070		10,760	4.7%	53.61%		8,590	3.5%	42.80%		100	48.7%	0.50%		620	18.1%	3.09%
2001		20,915		11,290	6.2%	53.98%		8,905	0.8%	42.58%		195	13.3%	0.93%		525	22.1%	2.51%
1996		21,675		12,040	n/a	55.55%		8,980	n/a	41.43%		225	n/a	1.04%		430	n/a	1.98%

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Ethnic Groups (2016)[1] Race Population Pct (%) White 16,190 88.2% Asian 105 0.6% Aboriginal 1,920 10.5% Other 80 0.4%

Religious make-up (2001)[10] Religion Population Pct (%) Catholic 12,695 60.70% Protestant 6,170 29.50% Christian n.i.e. 190 0.91% Other religions 60 0.29% No religious affiliation 1,800 8.61%

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Although not everyone in this list was born in Victoria County, they all live or have lived in Victoria County and have had significant connections to the communities.

• List of communities in New Brunswick
• Royal eponyms in Canada