Hillsborough, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Hillsborough was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,995. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365768. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.905°N, 64.766°W.
Population
In 1871, Hillsborough had a population of 2,995: 1,533 male and 1,462 female residents. Population density was 23.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,995 |
| 1881 | 3,012 |
| 1891 | 2,677 |
| 1901 | 2,907 |
| 1911 | 1,687 |
| 1921 | 2,434 |
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, Hillsborough 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 | 537 |
| Number of females | 1,462 |
| Number of males | 1,533 |
| Number of married females | 503 |
| Number of married males | 502 |
| Number of married persons | 1,005 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| Total population | 2,995 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 925 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,013 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,938 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 513 |
| Number of occupied houses | 513 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 911 |
| BWT BU | 9,584 |
| CRN BU | 40 |
| HAY AC | 3,486 |
| HAY TONS | 5,155 |
| OAT BU | 24,469 |
| PEA BU | 137 |
| POT AC | 437 |
| POT BU | 76,148 |
| RYE BU | 42 |
| Total area (acres) | 61,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,815 |
| WHT WTR BU | 37 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 131 |
| AREA | 61,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 403 |
| CD | 187 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 537 |
| FEMALE | 1,462 |
| GRA BU | 122 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 513 |
| INHABITED | 513 |
| MALE | 1,533 |
| MARRIED F | 503 |
| MARRIED M | 502 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,005 |
| POPULATION | 2,995 |
| ROOT BU | 718 |
| SINGLE F | 925 |
| SINGLE M | 1,013 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,938 |
| TUR BU | 4,154 |
| UNINHABITED | 28 |
| WIDOWED F | 34 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 52 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB187002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB022005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365768
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsborough_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Hillsborough
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). "Hillsborough, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/hillsborough-nb187002-1871/.