Burton, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Burton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,830. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.799°N, 66.416°W.
Population
In 1871, Burton had a population of 1,830: 967 male and 863 female residents. Population density was 16.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,830 |
| 1881 | 1,677 |
| 1891 | 1,455 |
| 1901 | 1,424 |
| 1911 | 1,610 |
| 1921 | 1,383 |
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 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Burton 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 | 327 |
| Number of females | 863 |
| Number of males | 967 |
| Number of married females | 277 |
| Number of married males | 277 |
| Number of married persons | 554 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 77 |
| Total population | 1,830 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 532 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 667 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,199 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 292 |
| Number of occupied houses | 301 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BWT BU | 6,136 |
| CRN BU | 708 |
| HAY AC | 3,015 |
| HAY TONS | 3,691 |
| OAT BU | 13,107 |
| PEA BU | 86 |
| POT AC | 425 |
| POT BU | 54,676 |
| RYE BU | 24 |
| Total area (acres) | 110,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 623 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 51 |
| AREA | 110,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 243 |
| CD | 178 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 327 |
| FEMALE | 863 |
| GRA BU | 25 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 301 |
| INHABITED | 292 |
| MALE | 967 |
| MARRIED F | 277 |
| MARRIED M | 277 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 554 |
| POPULATION | 1,830 |
| ROOT BU | 1,018 |
| SHANTIES | 9 |
| SINGLE F | 532 |
| SINGLE M | 667 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,199 |
| TUR BU | 1,686 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 54 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 77 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB178003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB033002— 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). "Burton, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/burton-nb178003-1871/.