St. David, New Brunswick (1901 census)
St. David was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,419. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365890. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.290°N, 67.198°W.
Population
In 1901, St. David had a population of 1,419: 722 male and 697 female residents. Population density was 18.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,880 |
| 1881 | 1,864 |
| 1891 | 1,554 |
| 1901 | 1,419 |
| 1911 | 1,181 |
| 1921 | 1,072 |
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, St. David shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 1 |
| Number of families | 281 |
| Number of females | 697 |
| Number of males | 722 |
| Number of married females | 249 |
| Number of married males | 247 |
| Number of single females | 397 |
| Number of single males | 445 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| POP F | 697 |
| POP M | 722 |
| POP TOT | 1,419 |
| Total population | 1,419 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 278 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 46,490 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 46,490 |
| DIVORCED F | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 281 |
| HOUSES | 278 |
| MARRIED F | 249 |
| MARRIED M | 247 |
| SINGLE F | 397 |
| SINGLE M | 445 |
| WIDOWED F | 50 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB015011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365890
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_David_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saint-David
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). "St. David, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-david-nb015011-1901/.