Douglas, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Douglas was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,681. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365810. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.275°N, 66.935°W.
Population
In 1871, Douglas had a population of 2,681: 1,411 male and 1,270 female residents. Population density was 4.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,681 |
| 1881 | 2,916 |
| 1891 | 2,880 |
| 1901 | 2,528 |
| 1911 | 2,723 |
| 1921 | 3,094 |
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 (2.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Douglas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 459 |
| Number of females | 1,270 |
| Number of males | 1,411 |
| Number of married females | 433 |
| Number of married males | 430 |
| Number of married persons | 863 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 88 |
| Total population | 2,681 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 788 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 942 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,730 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 420 |
| Number of occupied houses | 424 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 61 |
| BWT BU | 16,184 |
| CRN BU | 994 |
| HAY AC | 5,867 |
| HAY TONS | 5,344 |
| OAT BU | 38,723 |
| PEA BU | 129 |
| POT AC | 546 |
| POT BU | 63,899 |
| RYE BU | 105 |
| Total area (acres) | 348,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 416 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 31 |
| AREA | 348,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 304 |
| CD | 179 |
| CSD | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 459 |
| FEMALE | 1,270 |
| GRA BU | 43 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 424 |
| INHABITED | 420 |
| MALE | 1,411 |
| MARRIED F | 433 |
| MARRIED M | 430 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 863 |
| POPULATION | 2,681 |
| ROOT BU | 871 |
| SHANTIES | 4 |
| SINGLE F | 788 |
| SINGLE M | 942 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,730 |
| TUR BU | 7,174 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 49 |
| WIDOWED M | 39 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 88 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB179015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365810
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Douglas
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). "Douglas, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/douglas-nb179015-1871/.