Prince William, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Prince William was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,338. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.716°N, 67.176°W.
Population
In 1871, Prince William had a population of 1,338: 694 male and 644 female residents. Population density was 6.9 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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Prince William, 1881 (54.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Prince William shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 237 |
| Number of females | 644 |
| Number of males | 694 |
| Number of married females | 213 |
| Number of married males | 212 |
| Number of married persons | 425 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| Total population | 1,338 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 405 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 460 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 865 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 20 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 214 |
| Number of occupied houses | 234 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 46 |
| BWT BU | 8,483 |
| CRN BU | 348 |
| HAY AC | 2,482 |
| HAY TONS | 1,571 |
| OAT BU | 20,710 |
| PEA BU | 137 |
| POT AC | 261 |
| POT BU | 29,425 |
| RYE BU | 44 |
| Total area (acres) | 158,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 377 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 33 |
| AREA | 158,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 106 |
| CD | 179 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 237 |
| FEMALE | 644 |
| GRA BU | 30 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 234 |
| INHABITED | 214 |
| MALE | 694 |
| MARRIED F | 213 |
| MARRIED M | 212 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 425 |
| POPULATION | 1,338 |
| ROOT BU | 627 |
| SHANTIES | 20 |
| SINGLE F | 405 |
| SINGLE M | 460 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 865 |
| TUR BU | 2,869 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 26 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB179009— 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 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). "Prince William, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/prince-william-nb179009-1871/.