Norton, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Norton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,449. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.597°N, 65.745°W.
Population
In 1901, Norton had a population of 1,449: 758 male and 691 female residents. Population density was 20.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,714 |
| 1881 | 1,856 |
| 1891 | 1,605 |
| 1901 | 1,449 |
| 1911 | 1,503 |
| 1921 | 1,514 |
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, Norton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 317 |
| Number of females | 691 |
| Number of males | 758 |
| Number of married females | 256 |
| Number of married males | 266 |
| Number of single females | 398 |
| Number of single males | 461 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| POP F | 691 |
| POP M | 758 |
| POP TOT | 1,449 |
| Total population | 1,449 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 312 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 45,056 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 45,056 |
| FAMILIES | 317 |
| HOUSES | 312 |
| MARRIED F | 256 |
| MARRIED M | 266 |
| SINGLE F | 398 |
| SINGLE M | 461 |
| WIDOWED F | 37 |
| WIDOWED M | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB018008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Norton, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/norton-nb018008-1901/.