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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,469 |
| 1881 | 4,806 |
| 1891 | 4,815 |
| 1901 | 4,913 |
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 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 4,469 total population, 2,306 males, 2,163 females, 1,230 married persons, 701 families, 620 married males, 610 married females, 146 widowed persons, 104 widowed females, 42 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 3,093 single persons under 18, 1,644 single males under 18, 1,449 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 663 occupied houses, 643 inhabited houses, 19 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 15 houses under construction, 14 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 548,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Francis Burns | 1842–1895 | died here |
| Joseph William Scott | 1867–1918 | born here |
| William John Bowser | 1867–1933 | born here |
| James Paul Byrne | 1869–1934 | born here |
| Harlan Carey Brewster | 1870–1918 | born here |
| Richard Bedford Bennett | 1870–1947 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB183002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB016001— 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/.