St. Francis, New Brunswick (1871 census)
St. Francis was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,752. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.288°N, 68.796°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Francis had a population of 1,752: 894 male and 858 female residents. Population density was 8.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,752 |
| 1881 | 1,600 |
| 1891 | 2,040 |
| 1901 | 2,577 |
| 1911 | 1,200 |
| 1921 | 1,269 |
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, St. Francis 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 | 277 |
| Number of females | 858 |
| Number of males | 894 |
| Number of married females | 268 |
| Number of married males | 270 |
| Number of married persons | 538 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| Total population | 1,752 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 566 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 608 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,174 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 243 |
| Number of occupied houses | 245 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,143 |
| BWT BU | 14,030 |
| CRN BU | 31 |
| HAY AC | 1,514 |
| HAY TONS | 1,461 |
| OAT BU | 11,480 |
| PEA BU | 1,701 |
| POT AC | 275 |
| POT BU | 23,979 |
| RYE BU | 265 |
| Total area (acres) | 114,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,362 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 112 |
| AREA | 114,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 45 |
| CD | 181 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 277 |
| FEMALE | 858 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 245 |
| INHABITED | 243 |
| MALE | 894 |
| MARRIED F | 268 |
| MARRIED M | 270 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 538 |
| POPULATION | 1,752 |
| ROOT BU | 61 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 566 |
| SINGLE M | 608 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,174 |
| TUR BU | 1,003 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 24 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB181008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB028008— 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. Francis, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-francis-nb181008-1871/.