Gagetown, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Gagetown was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 925. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5516859. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.745°N, 66.249°W.
Population
In 1901, Gagetown had a population of 925: 455 male and 470 female residents. Population density was 8.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,282 |
| 1881 | 1,177 |
| 1891 | 1,029 |
| 1901 | 925 |
| 1911 | 633 |
| 1921 | 626 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Gagetown, T-V, 1911 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Gagetown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 183 |
| Number of females | 470 |
| Number of males | 455 |
| Number of married females | 154 |
| Number of married males | 152 |
| Number of single females | 280 |
| Number of single males | 289 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| POP F | 470 |
| POP M | 455 |
| POP TOT | 925 |
| Total population | 925 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 180 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 73,318 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 73,318 |
| FAMILIES | 183 |
| HOUSES | 180 |
| MARRIED F | 154 |
| MARRIED M | 152 |
| SINGLE F | 280 |
| SINGLE M | 289 |
| WIDOWED F | 36 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB022012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5516859
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagetown_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Gagetown
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). "Gagetown, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/gagetown-nb022012-1901/.