Hampstead, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Hampstead was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,296. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365766. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.628°N, 66.161°W.
Population
In 1871, Hampstead had a population of 1,296: 658 male and 638 female residents. Population density was 15.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,296 |
| 1881 | 1,368 |
| 1891 | 1,130 |
| 1901 | 1,103 |
| 1911 | 985 |
| 1921 | 1,022 |
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 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Hampstead shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 236 |
| Number of females | 638 |
| Number of males | 658 |
| Number of married females | 203 |
| Number of married males | 202 |
| Number of married persons | 405 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| Total population | 1,296 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 411 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 441 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 852 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 14 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 205 |
| Number of occupied houses | 219 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BWT BU | 24,064 |
| CRN BU | 374 |
| HAY AC | 4,230 |
| HAY TONS | 4,438 |
| OAT BU | 18,801 |
| PEA BU | 61 |
| POT AC | 373 |
| POT BU | 66,536 |
| RYE BU | 327 |
| Total area (acres) | 48,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 355 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 23 |
| AREA | 48,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 106 |
| CD | 177 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 236 |
| FEMALE | 638 |
| GRA BU | 42 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 219 |
| INHABITED | 205 |
| MALE | 658 |
| MARRIED F | 203 |
| MARRIED M | 202 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 405 |
| POPULATION | 1,296 |
| ROOT BU | 382 |
| SHANTIES | 14 |
| SINGLE F | 411 |
| SINGLE M | 441 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 852 |
| TUR BU | 3,402 |
| WIDOWED F | 24 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB177003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365766
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampstead_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Hampstead
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). "Hampstead, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/hampstead-nb177003-1871/.