Salisbury, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Salisbury was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,364. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7404790. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.074°N, 65.197°W.
Population
In 1901, Salisbury had a population of 3,364: 1,751 male and 1,613 female residents. Population density was 9.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,237 |
| 1881 | 4,211 |
| 1891 | 3,677 |
| 1901 | 3,364 |
| 1911 | 3,289 |
| 1921 | 3,615 |
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, Salisbury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 2 |
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 631 |
| Number of females | 1,613 |
| Number of males | 1,751 |
| Number of married females | 553 |
| Number of married males | 545 |
| Number of single females | 973 |
| Number of single males | 1,160 |
| Number of widowed females | 85 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| POP F | 1,613 |
| POP M | 1,751 |
| POP TOT | 3,364 |
| Total population | 3,364 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 605 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 212,621 |
Other recorded variables (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 212,621 |
| DIVORCED F | 2 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 631 |
| HOUSES | 605 |
| MARRIED F | 553 |
| MARRIED M | 545 |
| SINGLE F | 973 |
| SINGLE M | 1,160 |
| WIDOWED F | 85 |
| WIDOWED M | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB024006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB035005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7404790
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Parish
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). "Salisbury, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/salisbury-nb024006-1901/.