St. Louis, New Brunswick (1871 census)
St. Louis was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,983. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.690°N, 65.078°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Louis had a population of 1,983: 976 male and 1,007 female residents. Population density was 11.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,983 |
| 1881 | 2,135 |
| 1891 | 2,120 |
| 1901 | 2,278 |
| 1911 | 1,780 |
| 1921 | 1,862 |
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 (0.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Louis 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 | 309 |
| Number of females | 1,007 |
| Number of males | 976 |
| Number of married females | 296 |
| Number of married males | 296 |
| Number of married persons | 592 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| Total population | 1,983 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 678 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 649 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,327 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 14 |
| Number of houses under construction | 15 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 295 |
| Number of occupied houses | 309 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 868 |
| BWT BU | 5,739 |
| CRN BU | 231 |
| HAY AC | 2,211 |
| HAY TONS | 1,094 |
| OAT BU | 30,707 |
| PEA BU | 103 |
| POT AC | 1,012 |
| POT BU | 128,839 |
| RYE BU | 368 |
| Total area (acres) | 96,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,162 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 772 |
| AREA | 96,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 15 |
| BEN BU | 77 |
| CD | 185 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 309 |
| FEMALE | 1,007 |
| GRA BU | 172 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 309 |
| INHABITED | 295 |
| MALE | 976 |
| MARRIED F | 296 |
| MARRIED M | 296 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 592 |
| POPULATION | 1,983 |
| ROOT BU | 22 |
| SHANTIES | 14 |
| SINGLE F | 678 |
| SINGLE M | 649 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,327 |
| TUR BU | 1,769 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 33 |
| WIDOWED M | 31 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 64 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB185002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026007— 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. Louis, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-louis-nb185002-1871/.