Alma, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Alma was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,112. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365750. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.634°N, 65.008°W.
Population
In 1871, Alma had a population of 1,112: 590 male and 522 female residents. Population density was 10.2 people per square mile.
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).
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 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Alma shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 180 |
| Number of females | 522 |
| Number of males | 590 |
| Number of married females | 167 |
| Number of married males | 166 |
| Number of married persons | 333 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| Total population | 1,112 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 338 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 408 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 746 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 169 |
| Number of occupied houses | 169 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 90 |
| BWT BU | 3,674 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 1,922 |
| HAY TONS | 1,164 |
| OAT BU | 7,650 |
| PEA BU | 39 |
| POT AC | 240 |
| POT BU | 27,228 |
| Total area (acres) | 52,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 27 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1 |
| AREA | 52,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| CD | 187 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 180 |
| FEMALE | 522 |
| GRA BU | 34 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 169 |
| INHABITED | 169 |
| MALE | 590 |
| MARRIED F | 167 |
| MARRIED M | 166 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 333 |
| POPULATION | 1,112 |
| ROOT BU | 103 |
| SINGLE F | 338 |
| SINGLE M | 408 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 746 |
| TUR BU | 2,593 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB187005— 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 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). "Alma, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/alma-nb187005-1871/.