Dundas, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Dundas was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,347. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365816. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.321°N, 64.676°W.
Population
In 1871, Dundas had a population of 3,347: 1,710 male and 1,637 female residents. Population density was 38.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,347 |
| 1881 | 3,383 |
| 1891 | 3,294 |
| 1901 | 3,453 |
| 1911 | 3,281 |
| 1921 | 3,389 |
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 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Dundas 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 | 551 |
| Number of females | 1,637 |
| Number of males | 1,710 |
| Number of married females | 517 |
| Number of married males | 518 |
| Number of married persons | 1,035 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 92 |
| Total population | 3,347 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,063 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,157 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,220 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 506 |
| Number of occupied houses | 507 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 47 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,545 |
| BWT BU | 11,031 |
| CRN BU | 295 |
| HAY AC | 1,804 |
| HAY TONS | 1,590 |
| OAT BU | 60,158 |
| PEA BU | 140 |
| POT AC | 1,110 |
| POT BU | 108,536 |
| RYE BU | 2,123 |
| Total area (acres) | 65,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,337 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 984 |
| AREA | 65,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 150 |
| CD | 185 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 551 |
| FEMALE | 1,637 |
| GRA BU | 226 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 507 |
| INHABITED | 506 |
| MALE | 1,710 |
| MARRIED F | 517 |
| MARRIED M | 518 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,035 |
| POPULATION | 3,347 |
| ROOT BU | 129 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 1,063 |
| SINGLE M | 1,157 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,220 |
| TUR BU | 3,197 |
| UNINHABITED | 47 |
| WIDOWED F | 57 |
| WIDOWED M | 35 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 92 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB185007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365816
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundas_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Dundas
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). "Dundas, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/dundas-nb185007-1871/.