Simonds, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Simonds was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,564. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7520238. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.309°N, 65.859°W.
Population
In 1871, Simonds had a population of 3,564: 1,821 male and 1,743 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,564 |
| 1881 | 3,724 |
| 1891 | 3,066 |
| 1901 | 3,072 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 4,054 |
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, Simonds shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,564 total population, 1,821 males, 1,743 females, 1,000 married persons, 570 families, 504 married females, 496 married males, 200 widowed persons, 123 widowed females, 77 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,364 single persons under 18, 1,248 single males under 18, 1,116 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 550 occupied houses, 549 inhabited houses, 88 uninhabited houses, 16 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 108,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB174012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB032004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7520238
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simonds_Parish,_Saint_John_County,_New_Brunswick
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). "Simonds, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/simonds-nb174012-1871/.