Rothesay, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Rothesay was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,063. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365880. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.416°N, 65.916°W.
Population
In 1871, Rothesay had a population of 1,063: 541 male and 522 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,063 |
| 1881 | 1,267 |
| 1891 | 1,053 |
| 1901 | 1,032 |
| 1911 | 1,265 |
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 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Rothesay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,063 total population, 541 males, 522 females, 301 married persons, 194 families, 153 married females, 148 married males, 54 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 708 single persons under 18, 371 single males under 18, 337 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 193 inhabited houses, 193 occupied houses, 15 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 41,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB176004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029009— 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 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). "Rothesay, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/rothesay-nb176004-1871/.