Chatham, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Chatham was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,203. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365797. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.021°N, 65.445°W.
Population
In 1871, Chatham had a population of 4,203: 2,097 male and 2,106 female residents. Population density was 114.3 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Chatham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 729 |
| Number of females | 2,106 |
| Number of males | 2,097 |
| Number of married females | 558 |
| Number of married males | 552 |
| Number of married persons | 1,110 |
| Number of widowed females | 152 |
| Number of widowed males | 69 |
| Number of widowed persons | 221 |
| Total population | 4,203 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,396 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,476 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,872 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 698 |
| Number of occupied houses | 698 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 335 |
| BWT BU | 1,855 |
| CRN BU | 6 |
| HAY AC | 1,865 |
| HAY TONS | 1,709 |
| OAT BU | 20,347 |
| PEA BU | 249 |
| POT AC | 479 |
| POT BU | 56,790 |
| Total area (acres) | 33,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,178 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 110 |
| AREA | 33,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 90 |
| CD | 184 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 729 |
| FEMALE | 2,106 |
| GRA BU | 79 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 698 |
| INHABITED | 698 |
| MALE | 2,097 |
| MARRIED F | 558 |
| MARRIED M | 552 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,110 |
| POPULATION | 4,203 |
| ROOT BU | 667 |
| SINGLE F | 1,396 |
| SINGLE M | 1,476 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,872 |
| TUR BU | 8,087 |
| UNINHABITED | 37 |
| WIDOWED F | 152 |
| WIDOWED M | 69 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 221 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB184009— 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 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). "Chatham, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/chatham-nb184009-1871/.