Northumberland County, New Brunswick
| Northumberland | |
|---|---|
| County | |
 Location within New Brunswick. |
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| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 New Brunswick
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| Established | 1785 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 12,932.70 km2 (4,993.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 48,355 |
| • Density | 3.7/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 2.7% |
| • Dwellings | 22,078 |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) |
| Area code(s) | 506 |
Northumberland County (2011 population 48,355), having the largest area of any county in the province, is located in northeastern New Brunswick, Canada.
Northumberland County is covered by thick forests, whose products stimulate the economy. The highest peaks in the province, including Mount Carleton lie in the northwestern corner of the county.
The county is dominated by the Miramichi River, world famous for its salmon fishing. The lower portion of the river is an estuary which widens into Miramichi Bay, a part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
The city of Miramichi is a local service centre for the county and surrounding regions with schools, hospitals and government offices and retail locations. The county has several saw mills in the city of Miramichi and up the Southwest Branch of the Miramichi River. There were formerly two large pulp and paper mills at Miramichi.
Chatham was also home to an air force base, CFB Chatham, until 1996. Renous-Quarryville, located along the Southwest Miramichi was also home to an army post - a federal maximum security penitentiary is now located on the site.
There are five municipalities within the county (listed by 2011 population):
There are five First Nations reservations in Northumberland County (listed by 2011 population):
Three communities in the county are part of the Mi'kmaq Nation: Metepenagiag Mi'kmaq Nation, at the junction of the Northwest Miramichi River and the Little Southwest Miramichi River; Eel Ground First Nation, close to the junction of the Northwest and Southwest Miramichi Rivers near Newcastle; and Burnt Church First Nation on the northern shore of Miramichi Bay.
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