Dalhousie, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Dalhousie was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,067. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365804. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.761°N, 66.512°W.
Population
In 1871, Dalhousie had a population of 2,067: 1,093 male and 974 female residents. Population density was 4.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,067 |
| 1881 | 2,353 |
| 1891 | 2,532 |
| 1901 | 2,183 |
| 1911 | 1,997 |
| 1921 | 2,130 |
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 (1.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Dalhousie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 345 |
| Number of females | 974 |
| Number of males | 1,093 |
| Number of married females | 284 |
| Number of married males | 284 |
| Number of married persons | 568 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| Total population | 2,067 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 650 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 790 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,440 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 340 |
| Number of occupied houses | 345 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 485 |
| BWT BU | 3,552 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 1,537 |
| HAY TONS | 1,422 |
| OAT BU | 14,478 |
| PEA BU | 297 |
| POT AC | 326 |
| POT BU | 51,641 |
| RYE BU | 121 |
| Total area (acres) | 303,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,621 |
| WHT WTR BU | 6 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 108 |
| AREA | 303,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| CD | 182 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 345 |
| FEMALE | 974 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 345 |
| INHABITED | 340 |
| MALE | 1,093 |
| MARRIED F | 284 |
| MARRIED M | 284 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 568 |
| POPULATION | 2,067 |
| ROOT BU | 136 |
| SHANTIES | 5 |
| SINGLE F | 650 |
| SINGLE M | 790 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,440 |
| TUR BU | 5,544 |
| UNINHABITED | 10 |
| WIDOWED F | 40 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB182003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB031004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365804
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalhousie_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Dalhousie
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). "Dalhousie, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/dalhousie-nb182003-1871/.