Kent, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Kent was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,010. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365832. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.620°N, 67.299°W.
Population
In 1871, Kent had a population of 2,010: 1,055 male and 955 female residents. Population density was 6.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,010 |
| 1881 | 3,001 |
| 1891 | 2,786 |
| 1901 | 2,779 |
| 1911 | 2,724 |
| 1921 | 2,816 |
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 (1.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Kent 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 | 358 |
| Number of females | 955 |
| Number of males | 1,055 |
| Number of married females | 317 |
| Number of married males | 317 |
| Number of married persons | 634 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| Total population | 2,010 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 610 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 726 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,336 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 339 |
| Number of occupied houses | 339 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 356 |
| BWT BU | 25,573 |
| CRN BU | 266 |
| HAY AC | 2,373 |
| HAY TONS | 1,614 |
| OAT BU | 39,057 |
| PEA BU | 59 |
| POT AC | 296 |
| POT BU | 42,587 |
| RYE BU | 182 |
| Total area (acres) | 217,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,720 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 194 |
| AREA | 217,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 215 |
| CD | 180 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 358 |
| FEMALE | 955 |
| GRA BU | 113 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 339 |
| INHABITED | 339 |
| MALE | 1,055 |
| MARRIED F | 317 |
| MARRIED M | 317 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 634 |
| POPULATION | 2,010 |
| ROOT BU | 130 |
| SINGLE F | 610 |
| SINGLE M | 726 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,336 |
| TUR BU | 15,468 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 28 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB180007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365832
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Kent
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). "Kent, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/kent-nb180007-1871/.