Chipman, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Chipman was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,765. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365799. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.213°N, 65.818°W.
Population
In 1871, Chipman had a population of 1,765: 952 male and 813 female residents. Population density was 8.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,765 |
| 1881 | 1,772 |
| 1891 | 1,651 |
| 1901 | 1,614 |
| 1911 | 2,042 |
| 1921 | 2,124 |
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 (0.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Chipman shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 283 |
| Number of females | 813 |
| Number of males | 952 |
| Number of married females | 259 |
| Number of married males | 259 |
| Number of married persons | 518 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| Total population | 1,765 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 518 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 668 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,186 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 259 |
| Number of occupied houses | 267 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 38 |
| BWT BU | 6,556 |
| CRN BU | 74 |
| HAY AC | 1,829 |
| HAY TONS | 1,552 |
| OAT BU | 22,590 |
| PEA BU | 42 |
| POT AC | 256 |
| POT BU | 34,246 |
| RYE BU | 110 |
| Total area (acres) | 119,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 241 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 15 |
| AREA | 119,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 141 |
| CD | 177 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 283 |
| FEMALE | 813 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 267 |
| INHABITED | 259 |
| MALE | 952 |
| MARRIED F | 259 |
| MARRIED M | 259 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 518 |
| POPULATION | 1,765 |
| ROOT BU | 232 |
| SHANTIES | 8 |
| SINGLE F | 518 |
| SINGLE M | 668 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,186 |
| TUR BU | 1,940 |
| UNINHABITED | 19 |
| WIDOWED F | 36 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB177010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365799
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipman_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Chipman
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). "Chipman, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/chipman-nb177010-1871/.