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 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 density was 23.2 people per square mile.
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 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 456 |
| Number of females | 1,619 |
| Number of males | 1,656 |
| Number of married females | 434 |
| Number of married males | 439 |
| Number of married persons | 873 |
| Number of widowed females | 52 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 88 |
| Total population | 3,275 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,133 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,181 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,314 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 26 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 411 |
| Number of occupied houses | 411 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,798 |
| BWT BU | 2,054 |
| CRN BU | 515 |
| HAY AC | 2,648 |
| HAY TONS | 1,581 |
| OAT BU | 20,611 |
| PEA BU | 509 |
| POT AC | 1,000 |
| POT BU | 133,505 |
| RYE BU | 27 |
| Total area (acres) | 80,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,702 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 619 |
| AREA | 80,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 26 |
| BEN BU | 109 |
| CD | 183 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 456 |
| FEMALE | 1,619 |
| GRA BU | 85 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 411 |
| INHABITED | 411 |
| MALE | 1,656 |
| MARRIED F | 434 |
| MARRIED M | 439 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 873 |
| POPULATION | 3,275 |
| ROOT BU | 106 |
| SINGLE F | 1,133 |
| SINGLE M | 1,181 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,314 |
| TUR BU | 6,427 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 52 |
| WIDOWED M | 36 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 88 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB183001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.