Madawaska, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Madawaska was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,816. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6726557. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.526°N, 68.337°W.
Population
In 1871, Madawaska had a population of 1,816: 924 male and 892 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,816 |
| 1881 | 966 |
| 1891 | 1,683 |
| 1901 | 1,882 |
| 1911 | 988 |
| 1921 | 876 |
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 (1.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Madawaska, 1881 (6.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Hilaire, 1881 (15.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Jacques, 1881 (77.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Madawaska shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,816 total population, 924 males, 892 females, 543 married persons, 309 families, 272 married females, 271 married males, 31 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,242 single persons under 18, 642 single males under 18, 600 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 304 occupied houses, 299 inhabited houses, 5 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 216,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB181007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB028004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6726557
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madawaska_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Madawaska
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). "Madawaska, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/madawaska-nb181007-1871/.