St. Andrew’s, New Brunswick (1871 census)
St. Andrew’s was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,961. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.181°N, 67.098°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Andrew’s had a population of 2,961: 1,488 male and 1,473 female residents. Population density was 63.3 people per square mile.
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 (0.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Andrews, Town & Parish — Ville et Paroisse, 1881 (28.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Croix, 1881 (71.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Andrew’s 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 | 559 |
| Number of females | 1,473 |
| Number of males | 1,488 |
| Number of married females | 450 |
| Number of married males | 443 |
| Number of married persons | 893 |
| Number of widowed females | 119 |
| Number of widowed males | 57 |
| Number of widowed persons | 176 |
| Total population | 2,961 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 904 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 988 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,892 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 523 |
| Number of occupied houses | 524 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,005 |
| BWT BU | 1,064 |
| CRN BU | 12 |
| HAY AC | 2,201 |
| HAY TONS | 1,925 |
| OAT BU | 13,117 |
| PEA BU | 94 |
| POT AC | 186 |
| POT BU | 29,875 |
| RYE BU | 15 |
| Total area (acres) | 20,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 619 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 39 |
| AREA | 20,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 88 |
| CD | 175 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 559 |
| FEMALE | 1,473 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 524 |
| INHABITED | 523 |
| MALE | 1,488 |
| MARRIED F | 450 |
| MARRIED M | 443 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 893 |
| POPULATION | 2,961 |
| ROOT BU | 2,104 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 904 |
| SINGLE M | 988 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,892 |
| TUR BU | 32,239 |
| UNINHABITED | 34 |
| WIDOWED F | 119 |
| WIDOWED M | 57 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 176 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB175007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB175007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "St. Andrew’s, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-andrew-s-nb175007-1871/.