Shippigan, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Shippigan was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,015. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.865°N, 64.585°W.
Population
In 1871, Shippigan had a population of 2,015: 1,034 male and 981 female residents. Population density was 22.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,015 |
| 1881 | 2,322 |
| 1891 | 3,182 |
| 1901 | 3,786 |
| 1911 | 4,732 |
| 1921 | 5,291 |
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 (0.3% share).
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 261 |
| Number of females | 981 |
| Number of males | 1,034 |
| Number of married females | 291 |
| Number of married males | 295 |
| Number of married persons | 586 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| Total population | 2,015 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 666 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 724 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,390 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 21 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 245 |
| Number of occupied houses | 249 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,980 |
| BWT BU | 100 |
| CRN BU | 227 |
| HAY AC | 742 |
| HAY TONS | 634 |
| OAT BU | 4,164 |
| PEA BU | 22 |
| POT AC | 544 |
| POT BU | 102,407 |
| Total area (acres) | 51,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,499 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 300 |
| AREA | 51,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 21 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| CD | 183 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 261 |
| FEMALE | 981 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 249 |
| INHABITED | 245 |
| MALE | 1,034 |
| MARRIED F | 291 |
| MARRIED M | 295 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 586 |
| POPULATION | 2,015 |
| ROOT BU | 7 |
| SHANTIES | 4 |
| SINGLE F | 666 |
| SINGLE M | 724 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,390 |
| TUR BU | 2,122 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 24 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB183007— 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). "Shippigan, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/shippigan-nb183007-1871/.