Dorchester, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Dorchester was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 6,068. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365806. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.982°N, 64.570°W.
Population
In 1901, Dorchester had a population of 6,068: 3,209 male and 2,859 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,617 |
| 1881 | 6,582 |
| 1891 | 6,357 |
| 1901 | 6,068 |
| 1911 | 4,498 |
| 1921 | 5,793 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dorchester vl, 1911 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Dorchester 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 6,068 total population, 3,209 males, 2,859 females, 2,196 single males, 1,839 single females, 952 families, 904 married males, 846 married females, 174 widowed females, 109 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 912 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 65,152 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Sir William Wilfred Sullivan | 1839–1920 | died here |
| Pierre-Amand Landry | 1846–1916 | died here |
| Henry Robert Emmerson | 1853–1914 | died here |
| André-T. Bourque | 1854–1914 | died here |
| Ph.-F. (Philéas-Frédéric) Bourgeois | 1855–1913 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB024002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB035002_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365806
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorchester_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Dorchester
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). "Dorchester, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/dorchester-nb024002-1901/.