Simonds, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Simonds was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 897. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365925. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.366°N, 67.606°W.
Population
In 1871, Simonds had a population of 897: 449 male and 448 female residents. Population density was 28.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 897 |
| 1881 | 981 |
| 1891 | 756 |
| 1901 | 768 |
| 1911 | 692 |
| 1921 | 622 |
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 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Simonds shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 152 |
| Number of females | 448 |
| Number of males | 449 |
| Number of married females | 143 |
| Number of married males | 141 |
| Number of married persons | 284 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| Total population | 897 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 288 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 301 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 589 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 147 |
| Number of occupied houses | 147 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BWT BU | 14,699 |
| CRN BU | 473 |
| HAY AC | 1,373 |
| HAY TONS | 1,497 |
| OAT BU | 31,272 |
| PEA BU | 197 |
| POT AC | 145 |
| POT BU | 20,484 |
| RYE BU | 144 |
| Total area (acres) | 23,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,011 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 68 |
| AREA | 23,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 276 |
| CD | 180 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 152 |
| FEMALE | 448 |
| GRA BU | 94 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 147 |
| INHABITED | 147 |
| MALE | 449 |
| MARRIED F | 143 |
| MARRIED M | 141 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 284 |
| POPULATION | 897 |
| ROOT BU | 356 |
| SINGLE F | 288 |
| SINGLE M | 301 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 589 |
| TUR BU | 1,420 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB180004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365925
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simonds_Parish,_Carleton_County,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Simonds_(comt%C3%A9_de_Carleton)
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-nb180004-1871/.