St. Marys, New Brunswick (1901 census)
St. Marys was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,611. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365737. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.168°N, 66.493°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Marys had a population of 3,611: 1,856 male and 1,755 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,354 |
| 1901 | 3,611 |
| 1911 | 3,857 |
| 1921 | 1,910 |
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. Marys shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 3,611 total population, 1,856 males, 1,755 females, 1,160 single males, 999 single females, 733 families, 653 married males, 649 married females, 107 widowed females, 43 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 653 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 205,163 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Acquin | 1811–1901 | died here |
| Alexander Gibson | 1819–1913 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036012_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365737
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Marys_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saint_Marys
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. Marys, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-marys-nb025014-1901/.