Southampton, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Southampton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,455. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365928. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.079°N, 67.308°W.
Population
In 1901, Southampton had a population of 2,455: 1,279 male and 1,176 female residents. Population density was 13.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,617 |
| 1881 | 2,244 |
| 1891 | 2,310 |
| 1901 | 2,455 |
| 1911 | 2,194 |
| 1921 | 2,080 |
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, Southampton 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 | 480 |
| Number of females | 1,176 |
| Number of males | 1,279 |
| Number of married females | 452 |
| Number of married males | 452 |
| Number of single females | 651 |
| Number of single males | 791 |
| Number of widowed females | 73 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| POP F | 1,176 |
| POP M | 1,279 |
| POP TOT | 2,455 |
| Total population | 2,455 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 457 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 120,218 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 120,218 |
| FAMILIES | 480 |
| HOUSES | 457 |
| MARRIED F | 452 |
| MARRIED M | 452 |
| SINGLE F | 651 |
| SINGLE M | 791 |
| WIDOWED F | 73 |
| WIDOWED M | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365928
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Southampton
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). "Southampton, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/southampton-nb025015-1901/.