Restigouche County (French pronunciation: [ʁɛstiɡuʃ]; 2021 population 30,700) is located in north-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county is named for the Restigouche River which flows through the county and is famous for its salmon pools, which have attracted wealthy American and Canadian tourists to the region's summer colonies for decades. Forestry dominates the local economy.
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Census subdivisions
Communities
There are nine municipalities within Restigouche County (listed by 2016 population):
First Nations
There are two First Nations reservations in Restigouche County (listed by 2016 population):
Parishes
The county is subdivided into eight parishes. (Listed by 2016 population, excluding municipalities):
note: Grimmer Parish has been dissolved and amalgamated as part of the Rural Community of Kedgwick, effective July 2012.
Demographics
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Restigouche County had a population of 30,700 living in 14,165 of its 15,288 total private dwellings, a change of −0.8% from its 2016 population of 30,955. With a land area of 8,566.82 km2 (3,307.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) in 2021.
Access routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits: