Sackville, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Sackville was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,766. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365883. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.971°N, 64.379°W.
Population
In 1871, Sackville had a population of 3,766: 1,912 male and 1,854 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,766 |
| 1881 | 4,882 |
| 1891 | 4,982 |
| 1901 | 5,286 |
| 1911 | 3,514 |
| 1921 | 3,265 |
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 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Sackville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 660 |
| Number of females | 1,854 |
| Number of males | 1,912 |
| Number of married females | 600 |
| Number of married males | 600 |
| Number of married persons | 1,200 |
| Number of widowed females | 87 |
| Number of widowed males | 40 |
| Number of widowed persons | 127 |
| Total population | 3,766 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,167 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,272 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,439 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 657 |
| Number of occupied houses | 657 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,680 |
| BWT BU | 4,820 |
| CRN BU | 45 |
| HAY AC | 7,496 |
| HAY TONS | 11,220 |
| OAT BU | 37,337 |
| PEA BU | 151 |
| POT AC | 617 |
| POT BU | 82,731 |
| Total area (acres) | 101,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,473 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 174 |
| AREA | 101,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 373 |
| CD | 186 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 660 |
| FEMALE | 1,854 |
| GRA BU | 155 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 657 |
| INHABITED | 657 |
| MALE | 1,912 |
| MARRIED F | 600 |
| MARRIED M | 600 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,200 |
| POPULATION | 3,766 |
| ROOT BU | 5,322 |
| SINGLE F | 1,167 |
| SINGLE M | 1,272 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,439 |
| TUR BU | 16,285 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 87 |
| WIDOWED M | 40 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 127 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB186002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB035004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365883
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sackville_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Sackville
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). "Sackville, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/sackville-nb186002-1871/.