Kingston, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Kingston was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,223. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6413572. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.476°N, 66.019°W.
Population
In 1871, Kingston had a population of 2,223: 1,136 male and 1,087 female residents. Population density was 27.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,223 |
| 1881 | 2,184 |
| 1891 | 1,811 |
| 1901 | 1,635 |
| 1911 | 1,494 |
| 1921 | 1,322 |
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, Kingston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 409 |
| Number of females | 1,087 |
| Number of males | 1,136 |
| Number of married females | 329 |
| Number of married males | 330 |
| Number of married persons | 659 |
| Number of widowed females | 66 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 102 |
| Total population | 2,223 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 692 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 770 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,462 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 393 |
| Number of occupied houses | 394 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 202 |
| BWT BU | 12,520 |
| CRN BU | 236 |
| HAY AC | 4,378 |
| HAY TONS | 4,237 |
| OAT BU | 11,088 |
| PEA BU | 144 |
| POT AC | 381 |
| POT BU | 42,666 |
| RYE BU | 93 |
| Total area (acres) | 71,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 78 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 7 |
| AREA | 71,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 175 |
| CD | 176 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 409 |
| FEMALE | 1,087 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 394 |
| INHABITED | 393 |
| MALE | 1,136 |
| MARRIED F | 329 |
| MARRIED M | 330 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 659 |
| POPULATION | 2,223 |
| ROOT BU | 2,879 |
| SINGLE F | 692 |
| SINGLE M | 770 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,462 |
| TUR BU | 4,567 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| VESSELS | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 66 |
| WIDOWED M | 36 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 102 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB176003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6413572
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Kingston_(Nouveau-Brunswick)
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). "Kingston, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/kingston-nb176003-1871/.