Rothesay, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Rothesay was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,032. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365880. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.416°N, 65.916°W.
Population
In 1901, Rothesay had a population of 1,032: 526 male and 506 female residents. Population density was 19.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,063 |
| 1881 | 1,267 |
| 1891 | 1,053 |
| 1901 | 1,032 |
| 1911 | 1,265 |
| 1921 | 1,168 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Rothesay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 1 |
| Number of families | 212 |
| Number of females | 506 |
| Number of males | 526 |
| Number of married females | 162 |
| Number of married males | 168 |
| Number of single females | 302 |
| Number of single males | 340 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| POP F | 506 |
| POP M | 526 |
| POP TOT | 1,032 |
| Total population | 1,032 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 211 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 31,539 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 31,539 |
| DIVORCED F | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 212 |
| HOUSES | 211 |
| MARRIED F | 162 |
| MARRIED M | 168 |
| SINGLE F | 302 |
| SINGLE M | 340 |
| WIDOWED F | 41 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB018009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365880
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothesay_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Rothesay
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). "Rothesay, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/rothesay-nb018009-1901/.