St. James, New Brunswick (1871 census)
St. James was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,606. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365900. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.383°N, 67.343°W.
Population
In 1871, St. James had a population of 2,606: 1,380 male and 1,226 female residents. Population density was 11.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,606 |
| 1881 | 2,697 |
| 1891 | 2,266 |
| 1901 | 1,860 |
| 1911 | 1,648 |
| 1921 | 1,476 |
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 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. James 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 | 442 |
| Number of females | 1,226 |
| Number of males | 1,380 |
| Number of married females | 396 |
| Number of married males | 389 |
| Number of married persons | 785 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 108 |
| Total population | 2,606 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 763 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 950 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,713 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 430 |
| Number of occupied houses | 438 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 717 |
| BWT BU | 5,497 |
| CRN BU | 117 |
| HAY AC | 6,213 |
| HAY TONS | 4,336 |
| OAT BU | 20,499 |
| PEA BU | 331 |
| POT AC | 369 |
| POT BU | 62,372 |
| Total area (acres) | 124,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 998 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 93 |
| AREA | 124,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 483 |
| CD | 175 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 442 |
| FEMALE | 1,226 |
| GRA BU | 29 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 438 |
| INHABITED | 430 |
| MALE | 1,380 |
| MARRIED F | 396 |
| MARRIED M | 389 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 785 |
| POPULATION | 2,606 |
| ROOT BU | 2,032 |
| SHANTIES | 8 |
| SINGLE F | 763 |
| SINGLE M | 950 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,713 |
| TUR BU | 5,581 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 67 |
| WIDOWED M | 41 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 108 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB175010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365900
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_James_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saint-James
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. James, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-james-nb175010-1871/.