Shediac, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Shediac was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,756. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7492307. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.185°N, 64.500°W.
Population
In 1871, Shediac had a population of 5,756: 2,933 male and 2,823 female residents. Population density was 31.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,756 |
| 1881 | 6,227 |
| 1891 | 6,216 |
| 1901 | 6,431 |
| 1911 | 5,029 |
| 1921 | 5,427 |
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 (0.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Shediac shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 883 |
| Number of females | 2,823 |
| Number of males | 2,933 |
| Number of married females | 895 |
| Number of married males | 891 |
| Number of married persons | 1,786 |
| Number of widowed females | 91 |
| Number of widowed males | 56 |
| Number of widowed persons | 147 |
| Total population | 5,756 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,837 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,986 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,823 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 871 |
| Number of occupied houses | 881 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 55 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,413 |
| BWT BU | 14,230 |
| CRN BU | 608 |
| HAY AC | 3,852 |
| HAY TONS | 4,153 |
| OAT BU | 94,313 |
| PEA BU | 236 |
| POT AC | 1,647 |
| POT BU | 182,952 |
| RYE BU | 611 |
| Total area (acres) | 110,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,277 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 948 |
| AREA | 110,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 13 |
| BEN BU | 229 |
| CD | 186 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 883 |
| FEMALE | 2,823 |
| GRA BU | 359 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 881 |
| INHABITED | 871 |
| MALE | 2,933 |
| MARRIED F | 895 |
| MARRIED M | 891 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,786 |
| POPULATION | 5,756 |
| ROOT BU | 1,293 |
| SHANTIES | 10 |
| SINGLE F | 1,837 |
| SINGLE M | 1,986 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,823 |
| TUR BU | 7,932 |
| UNINHABITED | 55 |
| WIDOWED F | 91 |
| WIDOWED M | 56 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 147 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB186005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB035006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7492307
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shediac_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). "Shediac, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/shediac-nb186005-1871/.