Dumbarton, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Dumbarton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 991. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.412°N, 67.049°W.
Population
In 1871, Dumbarton had a population of 991: 546 male and 445 female residents. Population density was 6.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 991 |
| 1881 | 1,000 |
| 1891 | 807 |
| 1901 | 711 |
| 1911 | 718 |
| 1921 | 700 |
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 (0.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Dumbarton shared boundaries with:
- Blissville
- Manners Sutton
- New Maryland
- St. Andrew’s
- St. David
- St. George, Town & Parish — Ville et Paroisse
- St. James
- St. Patrick
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 | 168 |
| Number of females | 445 |
| Number of males | 546 |
| Number of married females | 148 |
| Number of married males | 147 |
| Number of married persons | 295 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| Total population | 991 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 277 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 386 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 663 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 167 |
| Number of occupied houses | 167 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 199 |
| BWT BU | 2,458 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 2,359 |
| HAY TONS | 1,712 |
| OAT BU | 13,305 |
| PEA BU | 64 |
| POT AC | 160 |
| POT BU | 23,901 |
| Total area (acres) | 106,000 |
| WHT WTR BU | 645 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 47 |
| AREA | 106,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 88 |
| CD | 175 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 168 |
| FEMALE | 445 |
| GRA BU | 45 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 167 |
| INHABITED | 167 |
| MALE | 546 |
| MARRIED F | 148 |
| MARRIED M | 147 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 295 |
| POPULATION | 991 |
| ROOT BU | 441 |
| SINGLE F | 277 |
| SINGLE M | 386 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 663 |
| TUR BU | 1,548 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 20 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB175006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365812
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbarton_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Dumbarton
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). "Dumbarton, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/dumbarton-nb175006-1871/.