North Esk, New Brunswick (1901 census)
North Esk was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,664. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365863. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.255°N, 66.255°W.
Population
In 1901, North Esk had a population of 1,664: 874 male and 790 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,538 |
| 1891 | 1,586 |
| 1901 | 1,664 |
| 1911 | 1,789 |
| 1921 | 1,780 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, North Esk shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,664 total population, 874 males, 790 females, 589 single males, 473 single females, 304 families, 268 married females, 261 married males, 49 widowed females, 24 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 304 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 844,493 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Barnaby | 1841–1907 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB019011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365863
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northesk_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Northesk
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "North Esk, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/north-esk-nb019011-1901/.