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 density was 19.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,564 |
| 1881 | 3,724 |
| 1891 | 3,066 |
| 1901 | 3,072 |
| 1911 | 2,878 |
| 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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 570 |
| Number of females | 1,743 |
| Number of males | 1,821 |
| Number of married females | 504 |
| Number of married males | 496 |
| Number of married persons | 1,000 |
| Number of widowed females | 123 |
| Number of widowed males | 77 |
| Number of widowed persons | 200 |
| Total population | 3,564 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,116 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,248 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,364 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 16 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 549 |
| Number of occupied houses | 550 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 88 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 289 |
| BWT BU | 1,954 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 3,614 |
| HAY TONS | 5,277 |
| OAT BU | 21,922 |
| PEA BU | 85 |
| POT AC | 478 |
| POT BU | 71,429 |
| Total area (acres) | 108,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 114 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3 |
| AREA | 108,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 16 |
| BEN BU | 30 |
| CD | 174 |
| CSD | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 570 |
| FEMALE | 1,743 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 550 |
| INHABITED | 549 |
| MALE | 1,821 |
| MARRIED F | 504 |
| MARRIED M | 496 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,000 |
| POPULATION | 3,564 |
| ROOT BU | 5,661 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 1,116 |
| SINGLE M | 1,248 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,364 |
| TUR BU | 14,647 |
| UNINHABITED | 88 |
| WIDOWED F | 123 |
| WIDOWED M | 77 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 200 |
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/.