St. Basile, New Brunswick (1871 census)
St. Basile was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,669. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365891. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.486°N, 68.044°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Basile had a population of 1,669: 868 male and 801 female residents. Population density was 4.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,669 |
| 1881 | 1,350 |
| 1891 | 1,557 |
| 1901 | 1,608 |
| 1911 | 2,287 |
| 1921 | 1,543 |
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 (1.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Basile shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 257 |
| Number of females | 801 |
| Number of males | 868 |
| Number of married females | 245 |
| Number of married males | 243 |
| Number of married persons | 488 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| Total population | 1,669 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 531 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 607 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,138 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 225 |
| Number of occupied houses | 225 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 568 |
| BWT BU | 12,640 |
| CRN BU | 36 |
| HAY AC | 2,140 |
| HAY TONS | 1,835 |
| OAT BU | 12,365 |
| PEA BU | 1,890 |
| POT AC | 334 |
| POT BU | 33,792 |
| RYE BU | 32 |
| Total area (acres) | 342,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,044 |
| WHT WTR BU | 49 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 145 |
| AREA | 342,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 14 |
| BEN BU | 39 |
| CD | 181 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 257 |
| FEMALE | 801 |
| GRA BU | 43 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 225 |
| INHABITED | 225 |
| MALE | 868 |
| MARRIED F | 245 |
| MARRIED M | 243 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 488 |
| POPULATION | 1,669 |
| ROOT BU | 16 |
| SINGLE F | 531 |
| SINGLE M | 607 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,138 |
| TUR BU | 1,563 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 25 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 43 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB181006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB028007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365891
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Basile_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saint-Basile
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. Basile, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-basile-nb181006-1871/.