Carleton County (2016 population 26,220^[1]) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada.

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Carleton
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1831
Electoral Districts      Federal	Tobique—Mactaquac
Provincial	Carleton & Victoria-Tobique
Area [1]
• Land	3,312.72 km2 (1,279.05 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	26,220
• Density	7.9/km2 (20/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2016	3.0%
• Dwellings	11,823
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code	506

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The western border is Aroostook County, Maine, the northern border is Victoria County, and the southeastern border is York County from which it was formed in 1831. The Saint John River bisects the western section of the county. The Southwest Miramichi River flows through the eastern section of the county. Potato farming is a major industry. The scenic town of Hartland is home to the longest covered bridge in the world.

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Carleton County had a population of 26,360 living in 11,120 of its 11,865 total private dwellings, a change of 0.7% from its 2016 population of 26,178. With a land area of 3,309.06 km² (1,277.64 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.0/km² (20.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

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Population trend[6][3][1] Census Population Change (%) 2016 26,220 3.0% 2011 27,019 1.5% 2006 26,632 2.0% 2001 27,184 1.0% 1996 26,910 3.4% 1991 26,026 N/A 1951 22,269 N/A

Mother tongue language (2011)[3] Language Population Pct (%) English only 25,420 95.28% French only 445 1.67% Non-official languages 705 2.64% Multiple responses 115 0.43%

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• List of communities in New Brunswick