Dumfries, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Dumfries was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 970. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365815. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.777°N, 67.307°W.
Population
In 1871, Dumfries had a population of 970: 545 male and 425 female residents.
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).
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 (1.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dumfries, 1881 (43.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Dumfries shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 970 total population, 545 males, 425 females, 322 married persons, 162 families, 161 married females, 161 married males, 21 widowed persons, 12 widowed males, 9 widowed females. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 627 single persons under 18, 372 single males under 18, 255 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 161 occupied houses, 152 inhabited houses, 9 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 183,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB179010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036004_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365815
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumfries_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Dumfries
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). "Dumfries, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/dumfries-nb179010-1871/.