Alnwick, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Alnwick was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,393. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365755. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.278°N, 65.198°W.
Population
In 1871, Alnwick had a population of 2,393: 1,198 male and 1,195 female residents. Population density was 7.5 people per square mile.
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).
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 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Alnwick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 348 |
| Number of females | 1,195 |
| Number of males | 1,198 |
| Number of married females | 321 |
| Number of married males | 322 |
| Number of married persons | 643 |
| Number of widowed females | 73 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 101 |
| Total population | 2,393 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 801 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 848 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,649 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 14 |
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 328 |
| Number of occupied houses | 342 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 595 |
| BWT BU | 1,217 |
| CRN BU | 114 |
| HAY AC | 1,239 |
| HAY TONS | 1,714 |
| OAT BU | 21,229 |
| PEA BU | 273 |
| POT AC | 505 |
| POT BU | 97,439 |
| Total area (acres) | 182,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,046 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 350 |
| AREA | 182,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 17 |
| BEN BU | 81 |
| CD | 184 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 348 |
| FEMALE | 1,195 |
| GRA BU | 31 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 342 |
| INHABITED | 328 |
| MALE | 1,198 |
| MARRIED F | 321 |
| MARRIED M | 322 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 643 |
| POPULATION | 2,393 |
| ROOT BU | 144 |
| SHANTIES | 14 |
| SINGLE F | 801 |
| SINGLE M | 848 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,649 |
| TUR BU | 2,777 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 73 |
| WIDOWED M | 28 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 101 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB184001— 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 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). "Alnwick, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/alnwick-nb184001-1871/.