Newcastle, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Newcastle was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,584. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365857. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.156°N, 65.553°W.
Population
In 1871, Newcastle had a population of 3,584: 1,881 male and 1,703 female residents. Population density was 13.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,584 |
| 1881 | 4,209 |
| 1891 | 4,006 |
| 1901 | 4,130 |
| 1911 | 1,642 |
| 1921 | 1,784 |
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 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Newcastle 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 | 603 |
| Number of females | 1,703 |
| Number of males | 1,881 |
| Number of married females | 490 |
| Number of married males | 490 |
| Number of married persons | 980 |
| Number of widowed females | 85 |
| Number of widowed males | 55 |
| Number of widowed persons | 140 |
| Total population | 3,584 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,128 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,336 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,464 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 597 |
| Number of occupied houses | 600 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 678 |
| BWT BU | 1,362 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 1,748 |
| HAY TONS | 1,466 |
| OAT BU | 21,827 |
| PEA BU | 142 |
| POT AC | 364 |
| POT BU | 37,011 |
| RYE BU | 17 |
| Total area (acres) | 149,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,320 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 206 |
| AREA | 149,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 78 |
| CD | 184 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 603 |
| FEMALE | 1,703 |
| GRA BU | 123 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 600 |
| INHABITED | 597 |
| MALE | 1,881 |
| MARRIED F | 490 |
| MARRIED M | 490 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 980 |
| POPULATION | 3,584 |
| ROOT BU | 257 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 1,128 |
| SINGLE M | 1,336 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,464 |
| TUR BU | 19,799 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 85 |
| WIDOWED M | 55 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 140 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB184002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365857
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Newcastle
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). "Newcastle, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/newcastle-nb184002-1871/.