Chatham, T-V, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Chatham, T-V was a town in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 6,624. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1068188. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.021°N, 65.445°W.
Population
In 1901, Chatham, T-V had a population of 6,624: 3,391 male and 3,233 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,203 |
| 1881 | 5,762 |
| 1891 | 5,644 |
| 1901 | 6,624 |
| 1911 | 4,666 |
| 1921 | 4,506 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Chatham, T-V, 1911 (2.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Chatham, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 6,624 total population, 3,391 males, 3,233 females, 2,210 single males, 1,985 single females, 1,246 families, 1,079 married males, 1,049 married females, 199 widowed females, 102 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 1,207 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 22,528 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James Rogers | 1826–1903 | died here |
| Lemuel John Tweedie | 1849–1917 | born and died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB019004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1068188
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_(Nouveau-Brunswick)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Chatham, T-V, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/chatham-t-v-nb019004-1901/.