Norton, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Norton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,714. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.597°N, 65.745°W.
Population
In 1871, Norton had a population of 1,714: 868 male and 846 female residents. Population density was 24.4 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).
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 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Norton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 316 |
| Number of females | 846 |
| Number of males | 868 |
| Number of married females | 260 |
| Number of married males | 259 |
| Number of married persons | 519 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| Total population | 1,714 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 539 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 590 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,129 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 16 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 310 |
| Number of occupied houses | 311 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 252 |
| BWT BU | 18,620 |
| CRN BU | 114 |
| HAY AC | 4,567 |
| HAY TONS | 5,733 |
| OAT BU | 15,405 |
| PEA BU | 141 |
| POT AC | 400 |
| POT BU | 53,302 |
| RYE BU | 85 |
| Total area (acres) | 45,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 10 |
| WHT WTR BU | 44 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4 |
| AREA | 45,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 16 |
| BEN BU | 186 |
| CD | 176 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 316 |
| FEMALE | 846 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 311 |
| INHABITED | 310 |
| MALE | 868 |
| MARRIED F | 260 |
| MARRIED M | 259 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 519 |
| POPULATION | 1,714 |
| ROOT BU | 2,383 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 539 |
| SINGLE M | 590 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,129 |
| TUR BU | 4,885 |
| UNINHABITED | 18 |
| WIDOWED F | 47 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB176008— 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 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). "Norton, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/norton-nb176008-1871/.