Saint Martin's, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Saint Martin's was a township in New Brunswick (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,410. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.455°N, 65.439°W.
Population
In 1871, Saint Martin's had a population of 2,410: 1,256 male and 1,154 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,410 |
| 1881 | 2,558 |
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, Saint Martin's shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 457 |
| Number of females | 1,154 |
| Number of males | 1,256 |
| Number of married females | 357 |
| Number of married males | 358 |
| Number of married persons | 715 |
| Number of widowed females | 52 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 95 |
| Total population | 2,410 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 745 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 855 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,600 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 22 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 412 |
| Number of occupied houses | 414 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BWT BU | 4,552 |
| HAY AC | 2,747 |
| HAY TONS | 3,107 |
| OAT BU | 10,768 |
| PEA BU | 12 |
| POT AC | 433 |
| POT BU | 46,797 |
| RYE BU | 28 |
| Total area (acres) | 176,000 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 176,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 22 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| CD | 174 |
| CSD | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 457 |
| FEMALE | 1,154 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 414 |
| INHABITED | 412 |
| MALE | 1,256 |
| MARRIED F | 357 |
| MARRIED M | 358 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 715 |
| POPULATION | 2,410 |
| ROOT BU | 498 |
| SINGLE F | 745 |
| SINGLE M | 855 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,600 |
| TUR BU | 987 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| VESSELS | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 52 |
| WIDOWED M | 43 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 95 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB174013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025009_1871— 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 Martin's, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/saint-martin-s-nb174013-1871/.