Alnwick, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Alnwick was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,334. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365755. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.278°N, 65.198°W.
Population
In 1901, Alnwick had a population of 3,334: 1,698 male and 1,636 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,393 |
| 1881 | 2,646 |
| 1891 | 2,960 |
| 1901 | 3,334 |
| 1911 | 3,893 |
| 1921 | 4,333 |
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, Alnwick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 3,334 total population, 1,698 males, 1,636 females, 1,162 single males, 1,051 single females, 573 families, 498 married females, 495 married males, 86 widowed females, 40 widowed males, 1 divorced females, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 552 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 196,813 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vénérande Robichaud | 1835–1936 | died here |
| Romain Savoie | 1847–1914 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB019001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365755
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alnwick_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Alnwick
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). "Alnwick, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/alnwick-nb019001-1901/.