Johnston, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Johnston was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,736. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q429276. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.889°N, 65.806°W.
Population
In 1871, Johnston had a population of 1,736: 921 male and 815 female residents. Population density was 11.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,736 |
| 1881 | 1,735 |
| 1891 | 1,588 |
| 1901 | 1,507 |
| 1911 | 1,515 |
| 1921 | 1,454 |
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 (0.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Johnston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 307 |
| Number of females | 815 |
| Number of males | 921 |
| Number of married females | 284 |
| Number of married males | 286 |
| Number of married persons | 570 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| Total population | 1,736 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 502 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 615 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,117 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 294 |
| Number of occupied houses | 297 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 41 |
| BWT BU | 19,832 |
| CRN BU | 285 |
| HAY AC | 3,524 |
| HAY TONS | 3,400 |
| OAT BU | 20,240 |
| PEA BU | 34 |
| POT AC | 348 |
| POT BU | 46,527 |
| RYE BU | 381 |
| Total area (acres) | 106,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 287 |
| WHT WTR BU | 35 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 45 |
| AREA | 106,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 112 |
| CD | 177 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 307 |
| FEMALE | 815 |
| GRA BU | 73 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 297 |
| INHABITED | 294 |
| MALE | 921 |
| MARRIED F | 284 |
| MARRIED M | 286 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 570 |
| POPULATION | 1,736 |
| ROOT BU | 704 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 502 |
| SINGLE M | 615 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,117 |
| TUR BU | 1,991 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 29 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB177008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q429276
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnston_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Johnston
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). "Johnston, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/johnston-nb177008-1871/.