Cambridge, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Cambridge was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,200. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q657125. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.818°N, 66.044°W.
Population
In 1901, Cambridge had a population of 1,200: 612 male and 588 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,498 |
| 1881 | 1,482 |
| 1891 | 1,366 |
| 1901 | 1,200 |
| 1911 | 984 |
| 1921 | 968 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Cambridge shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,200 total population, 612 males, 588 females, 379 single males, 346 single females, 268 families, 213 married males, 193 married females, 49 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 242 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 46,080 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB022009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q657125
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Cambridge
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Cambridge, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/cambridge-nb022009-1901/.