Hampton, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Hampton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,332. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365759. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.494°N, 65.834°W.
Population
In 1871, Hampton had a population of 1,332: 667 male and 665 female residents. Population density was 26.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,332 |
| 1881 | 1,298 |
| 1891 | 1,881 |
| 1901 | 2,026 |
| 1911 | 1,197 |
| 1921 | 1,318 |
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 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Hampton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 238 |
| Number of females | 665 |
| Number of males | 667 |
| Number of married females | 193 |
| Number of married males | 196 |
| Number of married persons | 389 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| Total population | 1,332 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 433 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 449 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 882 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 224 |
| Number of occupied houses | 224 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 88 |
| BWT BU | 8,888 |
| CRN BU | 35 |
| HAY AC | 3,014 |
| HAY TONS | 3,685 |
| OAT BU | 11,499 |
| PEA BU | 111 |
| POT AC | 255 |
| POT BU | 34,768 |
| RYE BU | 20 |
| Total area (acres) | 35,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 23 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2 |
| AREA | 35,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 41 |
| CD | 176 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 238 |
| FEMALE | 665 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 224 |
| INHABITED | 224 |
| MALE | 667 |
| MARRIED F | 193 |
| MARRIED M | 196 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 389 |
| POPULATION | 1,332 |
| ROOT BU | 2,101 |
| SINGLE F | 433 |
| SINGLE M | 449 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 882 |
| TUR BU | 2,394 |
| UNINHABITED | 28 |
| WIDOWED F | 39 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB176005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365759
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Hampton
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). "Hampton, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/hampton-nb176005-1871/.