Richibucto, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Richibucto was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,853. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365878. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.626°N, 64.844°W.
Population
In 1871, Richibucto had a population of 3,853: 1,991 male and 1,862 female residents. Population density was 32.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,853 |
| 1881 | 4,079 |
| 1891 | 3,986 |
| 1901 | 3,879 |
| 1911 | 2,436 |
| 1921 | 1,801 |
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, Richibucto 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 | 619 |
| Number of females | 1,862 |
| Number of males | 1,991 |
| Number of married females | 523 |
| Number of married males | 514 |
| Number of married persons | 1,037 |
| Number of widowed females | 99 |
| Number of widowed males | 53 |
| Number of widowed persons | 152 |
| Total population | 3,853 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,240 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,424 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,664 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 594 |
| Number of occupied houses | 597 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 646 |
| BWT BU | 4,614 |
| CRN BU | 96 |
| HAY AC | 1,730 |
| HAY TONS | 1,679 |
| OAT BU | 42,990 |
| PEA BU | 118 |
| POT AC | 1,128 |
| POT BU | 147,079 |
| RYE BU | 3,275 |
| Total area (acres) | 73,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,808 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 807 |
| AREA | 73,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 12 |
| BEN BU | 28 |
| CD | 185 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 619 |
| FEMALE | 1,862 |
| GRA BU | 50 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 597 |
| INHABITED | 594 |
| MALE | 1,991 |
| MARRIED F | 523 |
| MARRIED M | 514 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,037 |
| POPULATION | 3,853 |
| ROOT BU | 348 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 1,240 |
| SINGLE M | 1,424 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,664 |
| TUR BU | 9,119 |
| UNINHABITED | 26 |
| WIDOWED F | 99 |
| WIDOWED M | 53 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 152 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB185003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365878
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richibucto_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Richibouctou
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). "Richibucto, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/richibucto-nb185003-1871/.