Durham, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Durham was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,352. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365814. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.764°N, 66.037°W.
Population
In 1871, Durham had a population of 1,352: 694 male and 658 female residents. Population density was 4.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,352 |
| 1881 | 1,783 |
| 1891 | 1,973 |
| 1901 | 2,209 |
| 1911 | 2,813 |
| 1921 | 3,038 |
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Durham 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 | 199 |
| Number of females | 658 |
| Number of males | 694 |
| Number of married females | 176 |
| Number of married males | 176 |
| Number of married persons | 352 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| Total population | 1,352 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 460 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 502 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 962 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 198 |
| Number of occupied houses | 198 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 893 |
| BWT BU | 2,543 |
| CRN BU | 23 |
| HAY AC | 989 |
| HAY TONS | 1,059 |
| OAT BU | 18,166 |
| PEA BU | 140 |
| POT AC | 350 |
| POT BU | 59,863 |
| RYE BU | 35 |
| Total area (acres) | 181,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,976 |
| WHT WTR BU | 15 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 161 |
| AREA | 181,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 14 |
| CD | 182 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 199 |
| FEMALE | 658 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 198 |
| INHABITED | 198 |
| MALE | 694 |
| MARRIED F | 176 |
| MARRIED M | 176 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 352 |
| POPULATION | 1,352 |
| ROOT BU | 17 |
| SINGLE F | 460 |
| SINGLE M | 502 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 962 |
| TUR BU | 1,458 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB182005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB031005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365814
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Durham
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). "Durham, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/durham-nb182005-1871/.