Dorchester, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Dorchester was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,617. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.982°N, 64.570°W.
Population
In 1871, Dorchester had a population of 5,617: 2,887 male and 2,730 female residents. Population density was 47.0 people per square mile.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Dorchester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 891 |
| Number of females | 2,730 |
| Number of males | 2,887 |
| Number of married females | 821 |
| Number of married males | 815 |
| Number of married persons | 1,636 |
| Number of widowed females | 97 |
| Number of widowed males | 70 |
| Number of widowed persons | 167 |
| Total population | 5,617 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,812 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,002 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,814 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 890 |
| Number of occupied houses | 890 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,487 |
| BWT BU | 12,139 |
| CRN BU | 350 |
| HAY AC | 7,462 |
| HAY TONS | 10,012 |
| OAT BU | 85,193 |
| PEA BU | 420 |
| POT AC | 1,125 |
| POT BU | 152,792 |
| RYE BU | 5 |
| Total area (acres) | 64,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,661 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 146 |
| AREA | 64,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 17 |
| BEN BU | 401 |
| CD | 186 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 891 |
| FEMALE | 2,730 |
| GRA BU | 316 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 890 |
| INHABITED | 890 |
| MALE | 2,887 |
| MARRIED F | 821 |
| MARRIED M | 815 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,636 |
| POPULATION | 5,617 |
| ROOT BU | 1,914 |
| SINGLE F | 1,812 |
| SINGLE M | 2,002 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,814 |
| TUR BU | 9,722 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 97 |
| WIDOWED M | 70 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 167 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB186001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB035002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Dorchester, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/dorchester-nb186001-1871/.