Petersville, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Petersville was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,300. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365871. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.522°N, 66.366°W.
Population
In 1871, Petersville had a population of 2,300: 1,265 male and 1,035 female residents. Population density was 9.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,300 |
| 1881 | 2,318 |
| 1891 | 1,914 |
| 1901 | 1,774 |
| 1911 | 1,572 |
| 1921 | 1,499 |
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 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Petersville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 408 |
| Number of females | 1,035 |
| Number of males | 1,265 |
| Number of married females | 341 |
| Number of married males | 338 |
| Number of married persons | 679 |
| Number of widowed females | 60 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 97 |
| Total population | 2,300 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 634 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 890 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,524 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 368 |
| Number of occupied houses | 369 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BWT BU | 24,907 |
| CRN BU | 24 |
| HAY AC | 5,387 |
| HAY TONS | 5,031 |
| OAT BU | 45,361 |
| PEA BU | 31 |
| POT AC | 555 |
| POT BU | 73,504 |
| RYE BU | 14 |
| Total area (acres) | 156,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 140 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 9 |
| AREA | 156,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 59 |
| CD | 177 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 408 |
| FEMALE | 1,035 |
| GRA BU | 40 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 369 |
| INHABITED | 368 |
| MALE | 1,265 |
| MARRIED F | 341 |
| MARRIED M | 338 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 679 |
| POPULATION | 2,300 |
| ROOT BU | 1,197 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 634 |
| SINGLE M | 890 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,524 |
| TUR BU | 4,126 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 60 |
| WIDOWED M | 37 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 97 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB177001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365871
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petersville_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Petersville
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). "Petersville, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/petersville-nb177001-1871/.