Prince William, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Prince William was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 915. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.784°N, 67.112°W.
Population
In 1901, Prince William had a population of 915: 480 male and 435 female residents. Population density was 7.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,338 |
| 1881 | 1,382 |
| 1891 | 1,398 |
| 1901 | 915 |
| 1911 | 722 |
| 1921 | 774 |
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 Prince William, 1891 (35.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Prince William 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 | 162 |
| Number of females | 435 |
| Number of males | 480 |
| Number of married females | 145 |
| Number of married males | 148 |
| Number of single females | 261 |
| Number of single males | 310 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| POP F | 435 |
| POP M | 480 |
| POP TOT | 915 |
| Total population | 915 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 161 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 81,854 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 81,854 |
| FAMILIES | 162 |
| HOUSES | 161 |
| MARRIED F | 145 |
| MARRIED M | 148 |
| SINGLE F | 261 |
| SINGLE M | 310 |
| WIDOWED F | 29 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365874
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_William_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Prince-William
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). "Prince William, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/prince-william-nb025012-1901/.