[3] Once a layer of local government, the county seat was abolished with the New Brunswick Equal Opportunity program in 1966.

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.

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.

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.