Beresford, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Beresford was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,275. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q13107388. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.762°N, 65.811°W.
Population
In 1871, Beresford had a population of 3,275: 1,656 male and 1,619 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,275 |
| 1881 | 3,636 |
| 1891 | 4,301 |
| 1901 | 4,457 |
| 1911 | 4,917 |
| 1921 | 5,466 |
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 (0.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Beresford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,275 total population, 1,656 males, 1,619 females, 873 married persons, 456 families, 439 married males, 434 married females, 88 widowed persons, 52 widowed females, 36 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,314 single persons under 18, 1,181 single males under 18, 1,133 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 411 inhabited houses, 411 occupied houses, 26 houses under construction, 16 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 80,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB183001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025002_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q13107388
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beresford_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Beresford
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). "Beresford, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/beresford-nb183001-1871/.