Blackville, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Blackville was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,688. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365779. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.673°N, 65.800°W.
Population
In 1871, Blackville had a population of 1,688: 897 male and 791 female residents. Population density was 5.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,688 |
| 1881 | 2,065 |
| 1891 | 2,066 |
| 1901 | 2,439 |
| 1911 | 2,591 |
| 1921 | 2,794 |
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 (1.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Blackville 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 | 246 |
| Number of females | 791 |
| Number of males | 897 |
| Number of married females | 213 |
| Number of married males | 214 |
| Number of married persons | 427 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| Total population | 1,688 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 542 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 653 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,195 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 235 |
| Number of occupied houses | 242 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6 |
| BWT BU | 5,402 |
| CRN BU | 109 |
| HAY AC | 1,875 |
| HAY TONS | 1,936 |
| OAT BU | 18,865 |
| PEA BU | 91 |
| POT AC | 352 |
| POT BU | 51,099 |
| Total area (acres) | 204,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,207 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 127 |
| AREA | 204,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 369 |
| CD | 184 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 246 |
| FEMALE | 791 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 242 |
| INHABITED | 235 |
| MALE | 897 |
| MARRIED F | 213 |
| MARRIED M | 214 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 427 |
| POPULATION | 1,688 |
| ROOT BU | 121 |
| SHANTIES | 7 |
| SINGLE F | 542 |
| SINGLE M | 653 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,195 |
| TUR BU | 4,615 |
| UNINHABITED | 20 |
| WIDOWED F | 36 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB184006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365779
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackville_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Blackville
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). "Blackville, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/blackville-nb184006-1871/.