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 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 density was 3.3 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).
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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 162 |
| Number of females | 425 |
| Number of males | 545 |
| Number of married females | 161 |
| Number of married males | 161 |
| Number of married persons | 322 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| Total population | 970 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 255 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 372 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 627 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 152 |
| Number of occupied houses | 161 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 80 |
| BWT BU | 3,682 |
| CRN BU | 278 |
| HAY AC | 1,412 |
| HAY TONS | 963 |
| OAT BU | 10,811 |
| PEA BU | 72 |
| POT AC | 120 |
| POT BU | 17,514 |
| Total area (acres) | 183,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 356 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 22 |
| AREA | 183,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 115 |
| CD | 179 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 162 |
| FEMALE | 425 |
| GRA BU | 41 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 161 |
| INHABITED | 152 |
| MALE | 545 |
| MARRIED F | 161 |
| MARRIED M | 161 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 322 |
| POPULATION | 970 |
| ROOT BU | 353 |
| SHANTIES | 9 |
| SINGLE F | 255 |
| SINGLE M | 372 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 627 |
| TUR BU | 3,996 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 9 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB179010— 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 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/.