List of counties of New Brunswick

Counties of New Brunswick
Albert Carleton Charlotte Gloucester Kent Kings Madawaska Northumberland Queens Restigouche Saint John Sunbury Victoria Westmorland York
Location	Province of New Brunswick
Number	15
Populations	10,998 (Queens) – 163,576 (Westmorland)
Areas	1,461 km2 (Saint John) – 12,843 km2 (Northumberland)
Government	County government (defunct since 1966)
Subdivisions	Parishes[a]

The Canadian province of New Brunswick has 15 counties according to the Territorial Divisions Act of New Brunswick.^[1] While they are former counties,^[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.

Their use as census divisions continues, and are used along with their parishes, for registration of real estate among other things. 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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