Bathurst, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Bathurst was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,469. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q810807. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.470°N, 65.712°W.
Population
In 1871, Bathurst had a population of 4,469: 2,306 male and 2,163 female residents. Population density was 5.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,469 |
| 1881 | 4,806 |
| 1891 | 4,815 |
| 1901 | 4,913 |
| 1911 | 5,248 |
| 1921 | 5,115 |
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 (2.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Bathurst shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 58 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 701 |
| Number of females | 2,163 |
| Number of males | 2,306 |
| Number of married females | 610 |
| Number of married males | 620 |
| Number of married persons | 1,230 |
| Number of widowed females | 104 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 146 |
| Total population | 4,469 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,449 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,644 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,093 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 19 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 15 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 643 |
| Number of occupied houses | 663 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,132 |
| BWT BU | 4,690 |
| CRN BU | 84 |
| HAY AC | 3,699 |
| HAY TONS | 2,913 |
| OAT BU | 29,844 |
| PEA BU | 468 |
| POT AC | 762 |
| POT BU | 100,227 |
| RYE BU | 12 |
| Total area (acres) | 548,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,900 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 538 |
| AREA | 548,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 15 |
| BEN BU | 87 |
| CD | 183 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 701 |
| FEMALE | 2,163 |
| GRA BU | 44 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 663 |
| INHABITED | 643 |
| MALE | 2,306 |
| MARRIED F | 610 |
| MARRIED M | 620 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,230 |
| POPULATION | 4,469 |
| ROOT BU | 553 |
| SHANTIES | 19 |
| SINGLE F | 1,449 |
| SINGLE M | 1,644 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,093 |
| TUR BU | 14,638 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| VESSELS | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 104 |
| WIDOWED M | 42 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 146 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB183002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q810807
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathurst,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathurst_(Nouveau-Brunswick)
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). "Bathurst, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/bathurst-nb183002-1871/.