Derby, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Derby was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 658. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365808. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.881°N, 65.697°W.
Population
In 1871, Derby had a population of 658: 339 male and 319 female residents. Population density was 31.9 people per square mile.
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).
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, Derby 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 | 94 |
| Number of females | 319 |
| Number of males | 339 |
| Number of married females | 97 |
| Number of married males | 96 |
| Number of married persons | 193 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| Total population | 658 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 212 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 237 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 449 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 89 |
| Number of occupied houses | 89 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6 |
| BWT BU | 1,678 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 706 |
| HAY TONS | 553 |
| OAT BU | 8,674 |
| PEA BU | 9 |
| POT AC | 98 |
| POT BU | 19,440 |
| Total area (acres) | 30,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 287 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 25 |
| AREA | 30,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 64 |
| CD | 184 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 94 |
| FEMALE | 319 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 89 |
| INHABITED | 89 |
| MALE | 339 |
| MARRIED F | 97 |
| MARRIED M | 96 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 193 |
| POPULATION | 658 |
| ROOT BU | 93 |
| SINGLE F | 212 |
| SINGLE M | 237 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 449 |
| TUR BU | 4,909 |
| UNINHABITED | 19 |
| WIDOWED F | 10 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB184007— 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 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). "Derby, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/derby-nb184007-1871/.