Northampton, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Northampton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 935. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365862. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.132°N, 67.471°W.
Population
In 1871, Northampton had a population of 935: 486 male and 449 female residents. Population density was 9.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 935 |
| 1881 | 1,118 |
| 1891 | 1,110 |
| 1901 | 1,125 |
| 1911 | 1,126 |
| 1921 | 942 |
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 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Northampton 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 | 144 |
| Number of females | 449 |
| Number of males | 486 |
| Number of married females | 136 |
| Number of married males | 133 |
| Number of married persons | 269 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| Total population | 935 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 289 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 345 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 634 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 144 |
| Number of occupied houses | 144 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 17 |
| BWT BU | 12,488 |
| CRN BU | 1,033 |
| HAY AC | 1,772 |
| HAY TONS | 2,032 |
| OAT BU | 27,164 |
| PEA BU | 430 |
| POT AC | 216 |
| POT BU | 30,345 |
| RYE BU | 46 |
| Total area (acres) | 58,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,528 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 118 |
| AREA | 58,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 236 |
| CD | 180 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 144 |
| FEMALE | 449 |
| GRA BU | 73 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 144 |
| INHABITED | 144 |
| MALE | 486 |
| MARRIED F | 136 |
| MARRIED M | 133 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 269 |
| POPULATION | 935 |
| ROOT BU | 1,854 |
| SINGLE F | 289 |
| SINGLE M | 345 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 634 |
| TUR BU | 4,994 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 24 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB180011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365862
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northampton_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Northampton
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). "Northampton, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/northampton-nb180011-1871/.