Caraquet, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Caraquet was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,111. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365795. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.743°N, 64.914°W.
Population
In 1871, Caraquet had a population of 3,111: 1,619 male and 1,492 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,111 |
| 1881 | 3,837 |
| 1891 | 4,630 |
| 1901 | 4,074 |
| 1911 | 4,621 |
| 1921 | 5,215 |
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, Caraquet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 504 |
| Number of females | 1,492 |
| Number of males | 1,619 |
| Number of married females | 447 |
| Number of married males | 452 |
| Number of married persons | 899 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 103 |
| Total population | 3,111 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 980 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,129 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,109 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 26 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 403 |
| Number of occupied houses | 403 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,416 |
| BWT BU | 372 |
| CRN BU | 543 |
| HAY AC | 1,439 |
| HAY TONS | 1,261 |
| OAT BU | 7,812 |
| PEA BU | 248 |
| POT AC | 1,170 |
| POT BU | 151,916 |
| RYE BU | 19 |
| Total area (acres) | 73,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,160 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 829 |
| AREA | 73,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 26 |
| BEN BU | 116 |
| CD | 183 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 504 |
| FEMALE | 1,492 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 403 |
| INHABITED | 403 |
| MALE | 1,619 |
| MARRIED F | 447 |
| MARRIED M | 452 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 899 |
| POPULATION | 3,111 |
| ROOT BU | 66 |
| SINGLE F | 980 |
| SINGLE M | 1,129 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,109 |
| TUR BU | 3,203 |
| UNINHABITED | 21 |
| WIDOWED F | 65 |
| WIDOWED M | 38 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 103 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB183006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365795
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caraquet_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Caraquet
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). "Caraquet, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/caraquet-nb183006-1871/.