Canterbury, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Canterbury was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,909. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365794. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.825°N, 67.578°W.
Population
In 1871, Canterbury had a population of 2,909: 1,522 male and 1,387 female residents. Population density was 7.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,909 |
| 1881 | 2,544 |
| 1891 | 2,297 |
| 1901 | 2,108 |
| 1911 | 2,000 |
| 1921 | 1,824 |
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 (1.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Canterbury, 1881 (56.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained North Lake, 1881 (43.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Canterbury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 499 |
| Number of females | 1,387 |
| Number of males | 1,522 |
| Number of married females | 476 |
| Number of married males | 478 |
| Number of married persons | 954 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| Total population | 2,909 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 877 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,014 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,891 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 478 |
| Number of occupied houses | 488 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 37 |
| BWT BU | 14,243 |
| CRN BU | 911 |
| HAY AC | 3,738 |
| HAY TONS | 3,656 |
| OAT BU | 43,001 |
| PEA BU | 258 |
| POT AC | 428 |
| POT BU | 47,735 |
| RYE BU | 83 |
| Total area (acres) | 251,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,090 |
| WHT WTR BU | 33 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 250 |
| AREA | 251,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 430 |
| CD | 179 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 499 |
| FEMALE | 1,387 |
| GRA BU | 33 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 488 |
| INHABITED | 478 |
| MALE | 1,522 |
| MARRIED F | 476 |
| MARRIED M | 478 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 954 |
| POPULATION | 2,909 |
| ROOT BU | 664 |
| SHANTIES | 10 |
| SINGLE F | 877 |
| SINGLE M | 1,014 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,891 |
| TUR BU | 3,479 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 34 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 64 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB179011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365794
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Canterbury
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). "Canterbury, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/canterbury-nb179011-1871/.