Southampton, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Southampton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,617. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365928. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.079°N, 67.308°W.
Population
In 1871, Southampton had a population of 1,617: 840 male and 777 female residents. Population density was 8.6 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).
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, Southampton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 278 |
| Number of females | 777 |
| Number of males | 840 |
| Number of married females | 272 |
| Number of married males | 272 |
| Number of married persons | 544 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| Total population | 1,617 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 477 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 547 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,024 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 12 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 259 |
| Number of occupied houses | 271 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 85 |
| BWT BU | 10,604 |
| CRN BU | 911 |
| HAY AC | 2,911 |
| HAY TONS | 2,909 |
| OAT BU | 29,004 |
| PEA BU | 201 |
| POT AC | 224 |
| POT BU | 29,139 |
| RYE BU | 350 |
| Total area (acres) | 124,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,321 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 101 |
| AREA | 124,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 250 |
| CD | 179 |
| CSD | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 278 |
| FEMALE | 777 |
| GRA BU | 99 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 271 |
| INHABITED | 259 |
| MALE | 840 |
| MARRIED F | 272 |
| MARRIED M | 272 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 544 |
| POPULATION | 1,617 |
| ROOT BU | 595 |
| SHANTIES | 12 |
| SINGLE F | 477 |
| SINGLE M | 547 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,024 |
| TUR BU | 2,636 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 28 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB179012— 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 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). "Southampton, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/southampton-nb179012-1871/.