Gordon, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Gordon was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 645. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5585639. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.893°N, 67.172°W.
Population
In 1871, Gordon had a population of 645: 363 male and 282 female residents. Population density was 1.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 645 |
| 1881 | 747 |
| 1891 | 743 |
| 1901 | 868 |
| 1911 | 1,670 |
| 1921 | 2,031 |
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 (1.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Gordon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 114 |
| Number of females | 282 |
| Number of males | 363 |
| Number of married females | 105 |
| Number of married males | 105 |
| Number of married persons | 210 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 6 |
| Total population | 645 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 173 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 256 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 429 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 106 |
| Number of occupied houses | 113 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 27 |
| BWT BU | 5,739 |
| CRN BU | 175 |
| HAY AC | 678 |
| HAY TONS | 706 |
| OAT BU | 12,083 |
| PEA BU | 181 |
| POT AC | 78 |
| POT BU | 12,225 |
| Total area (acres) | 703,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 411 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 28 |
| AREA | 703,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 62 |
| CD | 181 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 114 |
| FEMALE | 282 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 113 |
| INHABITED | 106 |
| MALE | 363 |
| MARRIED F | 105 |
| MARRIED M | 105 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 210 |
| POPULATION | 645 |
| ROOT BU | 163 |
| SHANTIES | 7 |
| SINGLE F | 173 |
| SINGLE M | 256 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 429 |
| TUR BU | 2,532 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 4 |
| WIDOWED M | 2 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB181003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB034003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5585639
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Gordon
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). "Gordon, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/gordon-nb181003-1871/.