Saint David, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Saint David was a township in New Brunswick (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,880. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.283°N, 67.199°W.
Population
In 1871, Saint David had a population of 1,880: 955 male and 925 female residents.
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 (0.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dufferin, 1881 (6.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. David, 1881 (93.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Saint David 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 | 308 |
| Number of females | 925 |
| Number of males | 955 |
| Number of married females | 293 |
| Number of married males | 288 |
| Number of married persons | 581 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| Total population | 1,880 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 586 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 645 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,231 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 308 |
| Number of occupied houses | 308 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,594 |
| BWT BU | 3,617 |
| CRN BU | 66 |
| HAY AC | 4,417 |
| HAY TONS | 3,623 |
| OAT BU | 14,036 |
| PEA BU | 222 |
| POT AC | 254 |
| POT BU | 38,833 |
| Total area (acres) | 49,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,129 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 78 |
| AREA | 49,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 322 |
| CD | 175 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 308 |
| FEMALE | 925 |
| GRA BU | 25 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 308 |
| INHABITED | 308 |
| MALE | 955 |
| MARRIED F | 293 |
| MARRIED M | 288 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 581 |
| POPULATION | 1,880 |
| ROOT BU | 1,766 |
| SINGLE F | 586 |
| SINGLE M | 645 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,231 |
| TUR BU | 6,718 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 46 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 68 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB175008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB175008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Saint David, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/saint-david-nb175008-1871/.