Alma, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Alma was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,014. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365750. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.634°N, 65.008°W.
Population
In 1901, Alma had a population of 1,014: 528 male and 486 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,112 |
| 1881 | 1,263 |
| 1891 | 1,091 |
| 1901 | 1,014 |
| 1911 | 723 |
| 1921 | 674 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Alma 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 1,014 total population, 528 males, 486 females, 358 single males, 301 single females, 184 families, 155 married males, 152 married females, 33 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 184 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 70,963 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB013001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB022001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365750
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Alma
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). "Alma, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/alma-nb013001-1901/.