Cardwell, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Cardwell was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,115. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2402119. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.785°N, 65.304°W.
Population
In 1901, Cardwell had a population of 1,115: 569 male and 546 female residents. Population density was 9.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,413 |
| 1891 | 1,217 |
| 1901 | 1,115 |
| 1911 | 966 |
| 1921 | 925 |
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, Cardwell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 199 |
| Number of females | 546 |
| Number of males | 569 |
| Number of married females | 154 |
| Number of married males | 153 |
| Number of single females | 355 |
| Number of single males | 392 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| POP F | 546 |
| POP M | 569 |
| POP TOT | 1,115 |
| Total population | 1,115 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 197 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 81,715 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 81,715 |
| FAMILIES | 199 |
| HOUSES | 197 |
| MARRIED F | 154 |
| MARRIED M | 153 |
| SINGLE F | 355 |
| SINGLE M | 392 |
| WIDOWED F | 37 |
| WIDOWED M | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB018001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2402119
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardwell_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Cardwell
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). "Cardwell, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/cardwell-nb018001-1901/.