Aberdeen, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Aberdeen was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 851. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3296641. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.507°N, 67.281°W.
Population
In 1871, Aberdeen had a population of 851: 457 male and 394 female residents. Population density was 4.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 851 |
| 1881 | 1,399 |
| 1891 | 1,314 |
| 1901 | 1,204 |
| 1911 | 1,061 |
| 1921 | 1,235 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Aberdeen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 161 |
| Number of females | 394 |
| Number of males | 457 |
| Number of married females | 143 |
| Number of married males | 143 |
| Number of married persons | 286 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| Total population | 851 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 246 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 310 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 556 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 151 |
| Number of occupied houses | 156 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 10 |
| BWT BU | 9,046 |
| CRN BU | 21 |
| HAY AC | 891 |
| HAY TONS | 484 |
| OAT BU | 17,254 |
| PEA BU | 12 |
| POT AC | 122 |
| POT BU | 19,097 |
| RYE BU | 36 |
| Total area (acres) | 99,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 528 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 43 |
| AREA | 99,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 29 |
| CD | 180 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 161 |
| FEMALE | 394 |
| GRA BU | 50 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 156 |
| INHABITED | 151 |
| MALE | 457 |
| MARRIED F | 143 |
| MARRIED M | 143 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 286 |
| POPULATION | 851 |
| ROOT BU | 198 |
| SHANTIES | 5 |
| SINGLE F | 246 |
| SINGLE M | 310 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 556 |
| TUR BU | 17,114 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 5 |
| WIDOWED M | 4 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB180008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3296641
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Aberdeen
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Aberdeen, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/aberdeen-nb180008-1871/.