Salisbury, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Salisbury was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,237. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7404790. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.074°N, 65.197°W.
Population
In 1871, Salisbury had a population of 3,237: 1,682 male and 1,555 female residents. Population density was 9.1 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).
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 (1.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Salisbury 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 | 535 |
| Number of females | 1,555 |
| Number of males | 1,682 |
| Number of married females | 508 |
| Number of married males | 509 |
| Number of married persons | 1,017 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 74 |
| Total population | 3,237 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 996 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,150 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,146 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 506 |
| Number of occupied houses | 506 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,305 |
| BWT BU | 32,923 |
| CRN BU | 70 |
| HAY AC | 4,569 |
| HAY TONS | 4,924 |
| OAT BU | 58,105 |
| PEA BU | 577 |
| POT AC | 560 |
| POT BU | 88,104 |
| RYE BU | 560 |
| Total area (acres) | 206,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,179 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 186 |
| AREA | 206,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 159 |
| CD | 186 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 535 |
| FEMALE | 1,555 |
| GRA BU | 236 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 506 |
| INHABITED | 506 |
| MALE | 1,682 |
| MARRIED F | 508 |
| MARRIED M | 509 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,017 |
| POPULATION | 3,237 |
| ROOT BU | 909 |
| SINGLE F | 996 |
| SINGLE M | 1,150 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,146 |
| TUR BU | 5,300 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 51 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 74 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB186007— 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 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). "Salisbury, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/salisbury-nb186007-1871/.