Moncton, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Moncton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,810. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365851. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.159°N, 64.868°W.
Population
In 1871, Moncton had a population of 4,810: 2,490 male and 2,320 female residents.
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 (1.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Moncton, Town—Ville, 1881 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Moncton 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 4,810 total population, 2,490 males, 2,320 females, 1,478 married persons, 798 families, 746 married males, 732 married females, 129 widowed persons, 90 widowed females, 39 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 3,203 single persons under 18, 1,705 single males under 18, 1,498 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 797 inhabited houses, 797 occupied houses, 16 houses under construction, 12 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 150,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Binney | 1805–1872 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB186006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB186006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365851
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moncton_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Moncton
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). "Moncton, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/moncton-nb186006-1871/.