Chatham, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Chatham was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 6,624. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365797. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.021°N, 65.445°W.
Population
In 1901, Chatham had a population of 6,624: 3,391 male and 3,233 female residents. Population density was 180.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,203 |
| 1881 | 5,762 |
| 1891 | 5,644 |
| 1901 | 6,624 |
| 1911 | 2,088 |
| 1921 | 2,289 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Chatham, T-V, 1911 (2.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Chatham 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 | 1,246 |
| Number of females | 3,233 |
| Number of males | 3,391 |
| Number of married females | 1,049 |
| Number of married males | 1,079 |
| Number of single females | 1,985 |
| Number of single males | 2,210 |
| Number of widowed females | 199 |
| Number of widowed males | 102 |
| POP F | 3,233 |
| POP M | 3,391 |
| POP TOT | 6,624 |
| Total population | 6,624 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,207 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 22,528 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 22,528 |
| FAMILIES | 1,246 |
| HOUSES | 1,207 |
| MARRIED F | 1,049 |
| MARRIED M | 1,079 |
| SINGLE F | 1,985 |
| SINGLE M | 2,210 |
| WIDOWED F | 199 |
| WIDOWED M | 102 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB019004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365797
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Chatham
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). "Chatham, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/chatham-nb019004-1901/.