Elgin, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Elgin was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,234. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5360046. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.806°N, 65.033°W.
Population
In 1901, Elgin had a population of 2,234: 1,177 male and 1,057 female residents. Population density was 10.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,768 |
| 1881 | 2,621 |
| 1891 | 2,422 |
| 1901 | 2,234 |
| 1911 | 1,987 |
| 1921 | 1,627 |
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, Elgin 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 females | 1 |
| Number of families | 376 |
| Number of females | 1,057 |
| Number of males | 1,177 |
| Number of married females | 354 |
| Number of married males | 361 |
| Number of single females | 655 |
| Number of single males | 794 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| POP F | 1,057 |
| POP M | 1,177 |
| POP TOT | 2,234 |
| Total population | 2,234 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 365 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 109,760 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 109,760 |
| DIVORCED F | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 376 |
| HOUSES | 365 |
| MARRIED F | 354 |
| MARRIED M | 361 |
| SINGLE F | 655 |
| SINGLE M | 794 |
| WIDOWED F | 47 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB013003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB022003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5360046
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Elgin
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). "Elgin, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/elgin-nb013003-1901/.