Lincoln, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Lincoln was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 845. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6550896. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.823°N, 66.591°W.
Population
In 1871, Lincoln had a population of 845: 464 male and 381 female residents. Population density was 14.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 845 |
| 1881 | 917 |
| 1891 | 841 |
| 1901 | 770 |
| 1911 | 788 |
| 1921 | 738 |
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, Lincoln 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 | 165 |
| Number of females | 381 |
| Number of males | 464 |
| Number of married females | 126 |
| Number of married males | 126 |
| Number of married persons | 252 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| Total population | 845 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 238 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 324 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 562 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 139 |
| Number of occupied houses | 139 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 20 |
| BWT BU | 4,399 |
| CRN BU | 323 |
| HAY AC | 2,315 |
| HAY TONS | 2,648 |
| OAT BU | 16,997 |
| PEA BU | 75 |
| POT AC | 220 |
| POT BU | 32,430 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Total area (acres) | 75,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 441 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 27 |
| AREA | 75,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 114 |
| CD | 178 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 165 |
| FEMALE | 381 |
| GRA BU | 26 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 139 |
| INHABITED | 139 |
| MALE | 464 |
| MARRIED F | 126 |
| MARRIED M | 126 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 252 |
| POPULATION | 845 |
| ROOT BU | 500 |
| SINGLE F | 238 |
| SINGLE M | 324 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 562 |
| TUR BU | 4,746 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB178002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB033004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6550896
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Lincoln_(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). "Lincoln, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/lincoln-nb178002-1871/.