Dumfries, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Dumfries was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 595. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.875°N, 67.213°W.
Population
In 1901, Dumfries had a population of 595: 312 male and 283 female residents. Population density was 4.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 970 |
| 1881 | 925 |
| 1891 | 689 |
| 1901 | 595 |
| 1911 | 553 |
| 1921 | 505 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Dumfries shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 115 |
| Number of females | 283 |
| Number of males | 312 |
| Number of married females | 108 |
| Number of married males | 111 |
| Number of single females | 162 |
| Number of single males | 189 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| POP F | 283 |
| POP M | 312 |
| POP TOT | 595 |
| Total population | 595 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 115 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 81,764 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 81,764 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 115 |
| HOUSES | 115 |
| MARRIED F | 108 |
| MARRIED M | 111 |
| SINGLE F | 162 |
| SINGLE M | 189 |
| WIDOWED F | 13 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036004— 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 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). "Dumfries, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/dumfries-nb025004-1901/.