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 density was 4.5 people per square mile.
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 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).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Madawaska, 1881 (6.7% 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 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 309 |
| Number of females | 892 |
| Number of males | 924 |
| Number of married females | 272 |
| Number of married males | 271 |
| Number of married persons | 543 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| Total population | 1,816 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 600 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 642 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,242 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 299 |
| Number of occupied houses | 304 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,785 |
| BWT BU | 16,430 |
| CRN BU | 6 |
| HAY AC | 1,805 |
| HAY TONS | 1,925 |
| OAT BU | 17,570 |
| PEA BU | 2,213 |
| POT AC | 279 |
| POT BU | 25,180 |
| RYE BU | 403 |
| Total area (acres) | 216,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,137 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 105 |
| AREA | 216,000 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| CD | 181 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 309 |
| FEMALE | 892 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 304 |
| INHABITED | 299 |
| MALE | 924 |
| MARRIED F | 272 |
| MARRIED M | 271 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 543 |
| POPULATION | 1,816 |
| ROOT BU | 16 |
| SHANTIES | 5 |
| SINGLE F | 600 |
| SINGLE M | 642 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,242 |
| TUR BU | 1,236 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 20 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 31 |
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/.