Derby, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Derby was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 847. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365808. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.881°N, 65.697°W.
Population
In 1901, Derby had a population of 847: 430 male and 417 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 658 |
| 1881 | 870 |
| 1891 | 871 |
| 1901 | 847 |
| 1911 | 991 |
| 1921 | 987 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Derby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 847 total population, 430 males, 417 females, 287 single males, 264 single females, 156 families, 130 married females, 127 married males, 23 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 149 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 36,250 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB019005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365808
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derby_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Derby
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). "Derby, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/derby-nb019005-1901/.