South Esk, New Brunswick (1901 census)
South Esk was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,134. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365932. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.989°N, 66.428°W.
Population
In 1901, South Esk had a population of 1,134: 583 male and 551 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,093 |
| 1891 | 1,043 |
| 1901 | 1,134 |
| 1911 | 1,304 |
| 1921 | 1,325 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, South Esk shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 204 |
| Number of females | 551 |
| Number of males | 583 |
| Number of married females | 170 |
| Number of married males | 174 |
| Number of single females | 350 |
| Number of single males | 387 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| POP F | 551 |
| POP M | 583 |
| POP TOT | 1,134 |
| Total population | 1,134 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 195 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 665,600 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 665,600 |
| FAMILIES | 204 |
| HOUSES | 195 |
| MARRIED F | 170 |
| MARRIED M | 174 |
| SINGLE F | 350 |
| SINGLE M | 387 |
| WIDOWED F | 31 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB019013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365932
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "South Esk, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/south-esk-nb019013-1901/.