Blissfield, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Blissfield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 757. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q664434. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.600°N, 66.042°W.
Population
In 1871, Blissfield had a population of 757: 381 male and 376 female residents. Population density was 1.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 757 |
| 1881 | 902 |
| 1891 | 894 |
| 1901 | 997 |
| 1911 | 1,040 |
| 1921 | 1,304 |
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 (1.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Blissfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 109 |
| Number of females | 376 |
| Number of males | 381 |
| Number of married females | 113 |
| Number of married males | 115 |
| Number of married persons | 228 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| Total population | 757 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 244 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 256 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 500 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 105 |
| Number of occupied houses | 106 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 10 |
| BWT BU | 2,697 |
| CRN BU | 83 |
| HAY AC | 1,079 |
| HAY TONS | 1,053 |
| OAT BU | 9,448 |
| PEA BU | 35 |
| POT AC | 140 |
| POT BU | 22,473 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Total area (acres) | 368,640 |
| WHT SP BU | 674 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 64 |
| AREA | 368,640 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 117 |
| CD | 184 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 109 |
| FEMALE | 376 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 106 |
| INHABITED | 105 |
| MALE | 381 |
| MARRIED F | 113 |
| MARRIED M | 115 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 228 |
| POPULATION | 757 |
| ROOT BU | 85 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 244 |
| SINGLE M | 256 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 500 |
| TUR BU | 1,564 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 19 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB184005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q664434
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blissfield_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Blissfield
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). "Blissfield, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/blissfield-nb184005-1871/.