Addington, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Addington was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,194. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365753. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.711°N, 66.768°W.
Population
In 1871, Addington had a population of 1,194: 668 male and 526 female residents. Population density was 2.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,194 |
| 1881 | 1,878 |
| 1891 | 2,751 |
| 1901 | 3,577 |
| 1911 | 1,907 |
| 1921 | 2,194 |
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 (1.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Addington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 178 |
| Number of females | 526 |
| Number of males | 668 |
| Number of married females | 168 |
| Number of married males | 170 |
| Number of married persons | 338 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| Total population | 1,194 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 335 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 484 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 819 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 178 |
| Number of occupied houses | 178 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 200 |
| BWT BU | 5,108 |
| HAY AC | 947 |
| HAY TONS | 1,203 |
| OAT BU | 5,825 |
| PEA BU | 76 |
| POT AC | 153 |
| POT BU | 25,615 |
| RYE BU | 2 |
| Total area (acres) | 259,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 229 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 17 |
| AREA | 259,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 14 |
| BEN BU | 10 |
| CD | 182 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 178 |
| FEMALE | 526 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 178 |
| INHABITED | 178 |
| MALE | 668 |
| MARRIED F | 168 |
| MARRIED M | 170 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 338 |
| POPULATION | 1,194 |
| ROOT BU | 428 |
| SINGLE F | 335 |
| SINGLE M | 484 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 819 |
| TUR BU | 4,469 |
| UNINHABITED | 21 |
| WIDOWED F | 23 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB182002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB031001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365753
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addington_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Addington
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). "Addington, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/addington-nb182002-1871/.