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 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,134 total population, 583 males, 551 females, 387 single males, 350 single females, 204 families, 174 married males, 170 married females, 31 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 195 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 665,600 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John P. Tenass | 1849–1928 | died here |
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
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southesk_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Southesk
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/.