Queensbury, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Queensbury was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,685. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365876. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.994°N, 67.065°W.
Population
In 1871, Queensbury had a population of 1,685: 893 male and 792 female residents. Population density was 13.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,685 |
| 1881 | 1,672 |
| 1891 | 1,540 |
| 1901 | 1,392 |
| 1911 | 1,199 |
| 1921 | 1,164 |
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 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Queensbury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 283 |
| Number of females | 792 |
| Number of males | 893 |
| Number of married females | 263 |
| Number of married males | 263 |
| Number of married persons | 526 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| Total population | 1,685 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 502 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 608 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,110 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 267 |
| Number of occupied houses | 267 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 9 |
| BWT BU | 13,160 |
| CRN BU | 980 |
| HAY AC | 4,369 |
| HAY TONS | 4,221 |
| OAT BU | 31,313 |
| PEA BU | 323 |
| POT AC | 391 |
| POT BU | 47,265 |
| RYE BU | 53 |
| Total area (acres) | 61,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,224 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 98 |
| AREA | 61,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 213 |
| CD | 179 |
| CSD | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 283 |
| FEMALE | 792 |
| GRA BU | 85 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 267 |
| INHABITED | 267 |
| MALE | 893 |
| MARRIED F | 263 |
| MARRIED M | 263 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 526 |
| POPULATION | 1,685 |
| ROOT BU | 788 |
| SINGLE F | 502 |
| SINGLE M | 608 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,110 |
| TUR BU | 6,483 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 27 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB179013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365876
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensbury_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Queensbury
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). "Queensbury, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/queensbury-nb179013-1871/.