St. Patrick, New Brunswick (1871 census)
St. Patrick was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,355. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7401996. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.238°N, 66.993°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Patrick had a population of 1,355: 702 male and 653 female residents. Population density was 13.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,355 |
| 1881 | 1,123 |
| 1891 | 921 |
| 1901 | 755 |
| 1911 | 612 |
| 1921 | 649 |
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 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Patrick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 226 |
| Number of females | 653 |
| Number of males | 702 |
| Number of married females | 195 |
| Number of married males | 198 |
| Number of married persons | 393 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| Total population | 1,355 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 424 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 477 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 901 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 223 |
| Number of occupied houses | 225 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 290 |
| BWT BU | 1,377 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 3,454 |
| HAY TONS | 2,148 |
| OAT BU | 13,412 |
| PEA BU | 194 |
| POT AC | 220 |
| POT BU | 30,068 |
| Total area (acres) | 60,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 250 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 19 |
| AREA | 60,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 92 |
| CD | 175 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 226 |
| FEMALE | 653 |
| GRA BU | 22 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 225 |
| INHABITED | 223 |
| MALE | 702 |
| MARRIED F | 195 |
| MARRIED M | 198 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 393 |
| POPULATION | 1,355 |
| ROOT BU | 744 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 424 |
| SINGLE M | 477 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 901 |
| TUR BU | 4,629 |
| UNINHABITED | 25 |
| VESSELS | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 34 |
| WIDOWED M | 27 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB175005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7401996
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saint-Patrick
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. Patrick, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-patrick-nb175005-1871/.