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Elgin, New Brunswick (1871–1921)
Elgin was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in 6 censuses between 1871 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q5360046, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,768 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 2,621 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 2,422 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 2,234 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 1,987 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,627 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary lineage
Successors
- later split into NO DATA in 1871
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB022003— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - 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 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.