St. Andrew's, Town—Ville, New Brunswick (1871 census)
St. Andrew's, Town—Ville was a town in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,961. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q957700. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.181°N, 67.098°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Andrew's, Town—Ville had a population of 2,961: 1,488 male and 1,473 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,961 |
| 1881 | 2,128 |
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 (0.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Andrew's, Town—Ville, 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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,961 total population, 1,488 males, 1,473 females, 893 married persons, 559 families, 450 married females, 443 married males, 176 widowed persons, 119 widowed females, 57 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,892 single persons under 18, 988 single males under 18, 904 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 524 occupied houses, 523 inhabited houses, 34 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 20,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James Charles McKeagney | 1815–1879 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB175007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q957700
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Andrews,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Andrews_(Nouveau-Brunswick)
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, Town—Ville, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-andrew-s-town-ville-nb175007-1871/.