Dorchester, New Brunswick (1871–1921)
Dorchester was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in 6 censuses between 1871 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q3365806, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from NO DATA in 1871
- incorporates territory from Dorchester vl in 1921
Descendant places
- later split into Dorchester vl in 1911
- later split into Indian reserves in 1921
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,617 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 6,582 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 6,357 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 6,068 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 4,498 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 5,793 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 9 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Amand Landry | 1805–1877 | died here |
| Albert Smith | 1822–1883 | died here |
| Camille Lefebvre | 1831–1895 | died here |
| Henry O'Leary | 1832–1897 | died here |
| 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
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB035002_1921— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - 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 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.