Gloucester County (2016 population 78,444^[1]) is located in the northeastern corner of New Brunswick, Canada.^[2] Fishing, mining and forestry are the major industries in the county. The eastern section of the county is known for its Acadian culture. The county is named for Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh.^[3]

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Gloucester
County
Location within New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Established	1826
Area [1]
• Land	4,743.67 km2 (1,831.54 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	78,444
• Density	16.5/km2 (43/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	1.9%
• Dwellings	38,789
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, Gloucester County had a population of 78,256 living in 35,830 of its 39,145 total private dwellings, a change of -0.2% from its 2016 population of 78,444. With a land area of 4,734.3 km² (1,827.9 sq mi), it had a population density of 16.5/km² (42.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[6]

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Canada Census Mother Tongue - Gloucester County, New Brunswick[5]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Non-official languages
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		77,065		64,890	1.0%	84.20%		10,795	2.8%	14.01%		810	8.0%	1.05%		220	44.3%	0.28%
2011		76,515		64,270	1.4%	84.00%		11,105	0.5%	14.51%		745	19.2%	0.97%		395	41.5%	0.52%
2006		77,675		65,210	4.7%	83.95%		11,165	8.9%	14.37%		625	26.0%	0.80%		675	206.8%	0.87%
2001		81,760		68,440	5.0%	83.71%		12,255	9.5%	14.99%		845	8.3%	1.03%		220	6.4%	0.27%
1996		86,620		72,060	n/a	83.19%		13,545	n/a	15.64%		780	n/a	0.90%		235	n/a	0.27%

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Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:^[11]

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