17-449: Charlotte County may refer to: Charlotte County, New Brunswick , Canada Charlotte County, Florida , United States Charlotte County, Virginia , United States Mecklenburg County, North Carolina , United States The former name of Washington County, New York , United States Charlotte County, Province of New York , a county in colonial America [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
34-572: A land area of 3,418.24 km (1,319.79 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.6/km (19.7/sq mi) in 2021. Hydroelectric dams operate in St. George and St. Stephen at Milltown, though the latter is currently being decommissioned. St. Andrews, New Brunswick Saint Andrews is a town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick , Canada. The historic town is a national historic site of Canada , bearing many characteristics of
51-543: A land area of 8.35 km (3.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 245.3/km (635.2/sq mi) in 2021. Despite its proximity to the Canada–United States border , the nearest border crossings are 30 km away at St. Stephen or via a ferry service at Deer Island , both in New Brunswick . The only way into or out of Saint Andrews by land is via Route 127 , which runs directly through
68-448: A typical 18th century British colonial settlement , including the original grid layout with its market square, and the classical architecture. Although often shortened in non-official sources to St. Andrews, the town's legal name is spelt Saint Andrews, and appears as such on the town's website; St. Andrews by-the-Sea is a brand used for tourism purposes by the local Chamber of Commerce. On 1 January 2023, Saint Andrews annexed
85-410: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Charlotte County, New Brunswick Charlotte County (2016 population 25,428 ) is the most southwestern county of New Brunswick, Canada . It was formed in 1784 when New Brunswick was partitioned from Nova Scotia and named for Queen Charlotte . Once a layer of local government, the county seat
102-451: Is directly opposite the community of Robbinston, Maine , two kilometres to the west across the river mouth, and 53 km by road. Ministers Island is east of the town and is accessible by road at low tide only. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Saint Andrews had a population of 2,048 living in 921 of its 1,096 total private dwellings, a change of 14.7% from its 2016 population of 1,786 . With
119-523: Is in Utopia, and Flakeboard Co. Ltd. operates outside of St. Stephen . Ganong Bros. , Canada's oldest chocolate company, maintains its factory in St. Stephen. Governance is in the form of New Brunswick municipalities in the case of the towns of St. Andrews , St. George , and St. Stephen , the villages of Grand Manan and Blacks Harbour , and the rural community of Campobello Island . The remaining parts of
136-617: The Bay of Fundy . The county includes the large, populated islands of Grand Manan , White Head , Deer Island , and Campobello . Eighteen per cent of the workforce is employed in aquaculture. Connors Bros. , the largest sardine canning facility in North America, is located in Blacks Harbour . Cooke Aquaculture is an Atlantic salmon farming company, founded and headquartered in St. George . A paper mill, operated by JD Irving ,
153-519: The Passamaquoddy . Today it is a provincial heritage site . The site was settled in 1783 by Penobscot Loyalists . The town's street grid was designed by Charles Morris and was laid out at that time and persists today. Except for the shoreline Water Street, the names of streets have royal or colonial associations: ( Parr Street , Carleton Street and Montague Street are all named after governors. These streets cross thirteen named after
170-579: The St. Andrews Biological Station , was established in 1908 and the Huntsman Marine Science Centre in 1969. The town was designated a national historic site in 1998. Saint Andrews is at the southern tip of a peninsula, extending into Passamaquoddy Bay . The waterfront faces Saint Andrews Harbour and the Western Channel, which is formed by Navy Island. The harbour is at the mouth of the St. Croix River . The town
187-498: The St. Andrews North Point Lighthouse , was built in 1833 at the tip of the peninsula. Deactivated in 1938, it has since been restored and registered as a Canadian historic place. In 1840, the Charlotte County Court House was built, and was used continually until 2016. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, St. Andrews became a seaside resort for people from Montreal and Boston who were seeking to escape
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#1732772309542204-539: The local service district of Bayside and Chamcook. Revised census information has not yet been released. The site of the town was named Qunnnoskwamk'ook, meaning long gravel bar in the Malecite-Passamaquoddy language. The present name was given by a French missionary who landed at the site on Saint Andrew's Day . At the eastern end the town is a midden , a pile of shells and other refuse that accumulated over 2,000 years due to year-round activity of
221-561: The children of King George III .). Also typical of British colonial settlement of the time are the town's defensive sites, public spaces, and delineation. Between 1820 and 1860, the port of Saint Andrews welcomed Irish immigrants. They were first quarantined at Hospital Island, in Passamaquoddy Bay . At the 1851 census, more than 50% of the town's population had been born in Ireland. The Pendlebury Lighthouse, also known as
238-568: The county are administered as local service districts of the Southwest New Brunswick Regional Service Commission, except Clarendon , which is part of RSC 11 in neighbouring Sunbury County . As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Charlotte County had a population of 26,015 living in 11,560 of its 13,449 total private dwellings, a change of 2.3% from its 2016 population of 25,428 . With
255-435: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_County&oldid=1190193421 " Category : County name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
272-636: The summer heat. The town's first seaside hotel, the Argyll, opened in 1881. It was followed in 1889 by The Algonquin , a resort on a hill overlooking the town, which became Canada's first seaside resort. The Argyll burned down in 1892 and was never rebuilt while the Algonquin burned in 1914 and was rebuilt one year later. The lifestyle of wealthy summer visitors is commemorated at the Ross Memorial Museum . A federal marine research facility,
289-650: Was abolished with the New Brunswick Equal Opportunity program in 1966. Counties continue to be used as census subdivisions by Statistics Canada . Located in the southwestern corner of the province, bordering the US state of Maine , Charlotte County is at the northern end of the Appalachian Mountains , which gives it a rugged terrain that includes Mount Pleasant . The St. Croix , Magaguadavic , and Digdegaush rivers drain into
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