Gagetown, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Gagetown was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,282. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5516859. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.745°N, 66.249°W.
Population
In 1871, Gagetown had a population of 1,282: 643 male and 639 female residents. Population density was 11.2 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Gagetown 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 | 234 |
| Number of females | 639 |
| Number of males | 643 |
| Number of married females | 197 |
| Number of married males | 189 |
| Number of married persons | 386 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| Total population | 1,282 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 415 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 438 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 853 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 202 |
| Number of occupied houses | 207 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BWT BU | 8,582 |
| CRN BU | 427 |
| HAY AC | 3,491 |
| HAY TONS | 4,087 |
| OAT BU | 9,128 |
| PEA BU | 41 |
| POT AC | 338 |
| POT BU | 38,243 |
| RYE BU | 316 |
| Total area (acres) | 73,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 181 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 9 |
| AREA | 73,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 163 |
| CD | 177 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 234 |
| FEMALE | 639 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 207 |
| INHABITED | 202 |
| MALE | 643 |
| MARRIED F | 197 |
| MARRIED M | 189 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 386 |
| POPULATION | 1,282 |
| ROOT BU | 530 |
| SHANTIES | 5 |
| SINGLE F | 415 |
| SINGLE M | 438 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 853 |
| TUR BU | 1,230 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 27 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 43 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB177002— 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 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). "Gagetown, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/gagetown-nb177002-1871/.