Carleton, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Carleton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,071. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365796. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.809°N, 65.140°W.
Population
In 1871, Carleton had a population of 1,071: 577 male and 494 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,071 |
| 1881 | 1,232 |
| 1891 | 1,180 |
| 1901 | 1,132 |
| 1911 | 1,139 |
| 1921 | 1,207 |
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 (1.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Acadieville, 1881 (42.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Carleton, 1881 (57.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Carleton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,071 total population, 577 males, 494 females, 298 married persons, 171 families, 149 married females, 149 married males, 37 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 736 single persons under 18, 413 single males under 18, 323 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 165 occupied houses, 163 inhabited houses, 15 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 190,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Richard O’Leary | 1865–1932 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB185001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365796
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carleton_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Carleton
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). "Carleton, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/carleton-nb185001-1871/.