Canning, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Canning was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 990. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365792. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.973°N, 66.092°W.
Population
In 1871, Canning had a population of 990: 511 male and 479 female residents. Population density was 8.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 990 |
| 1881 | 1,005 |
| 1891 | 806 |
| 1901 | 699 |
| 1911 | 797 |
| 1921 | 1,568 |
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, Canning shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 180 |
| Number of females | 479 |
| Number of males | 511 |
| Number of married females | 152 |
| Number of married males | 152 |
| Number of married persons | 304 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| Total population | 990 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 309 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 341 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 650 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 151 |
| Number of occupied houses | 151 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BWT BU | 5,857 |
| CRN BU | 277 |
| HAY AC | 1,305 |
| HAY TONS | 1,571 |
| OAT BU | 7,603 |
| PEA BU | 10 |
| POT AC | 216 |
| POT BU | 32,686 |
| RYE BU | 182 |
| Total area (acres) | 75,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 339 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 18 |
| AREA | 75,000 |
| BEN BU | 58 |
| CD | 177 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 180 |
| FEMALE | 479 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 151 |
| INHABITED | 151 |
| MALE | 511 |
| MARRIED F | 152 |
| MARRIED M | 152 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 304 |
| POPULATION | 990 |
| ROOT BU | 366 |
| SINGLE F | 309 |
| SINGLE M | 341 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 650 |
| TUR BU | 695 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 18 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB177006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365792
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canning_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Canning
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). "Canning, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/canning-nb177006-1871/.