St. Stephen's, New Brunswick (1871 census)
St. Stephen's was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 6,515. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.207°N, 67.321°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Stephen's had a population of 6,515: 3,308 male and 3,207 female residents. Population density was 131.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 6,515 |
| 1881 | 1,163 |
| 1891 | 708 |
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 (0.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Upper Mills, Town—Ville, 1881 (11.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Milltown, Town—Ville, 1881 (5.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Stephen, Town—Ville, 1881 (4.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Stephen's, 1881 (78.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Stephen's 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 | 1,214 |
| Number of females | 3,207 |
| Number of males | 3,308 |
| Number of married females | 1,032 |
| Number of married males | 1,031 |
| Number of married persons | 2,063 |
| Number of widowed females | 203 |
| Number of widowed males | 67 |
| Number of widowed persons | 270 |
| Total population | 6,515 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,972 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,210 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,182 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,027 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,036 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,914 |
| BWT BU | 1,404 |
| CRN BU | 153 |
| HAY AC | 4,547 |
| HAY TONS | 4,877 |
| OAT BU | 11,379 |
| PEA BU | 365 |
| POT AC | 251 |
| POT BU | 45,725 |
| RYE BU | 81 |
| Total area (acres) | 28,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 328 |
| WHT WTR BU | 11 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 27 |
| AREA | 28,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 479 |
| CD | 175 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 1,214 |
| FEMALE | 3,207 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,036 |
| INHABITED | 1,027 |
| MALE | 3,308 |
| MARRIED F | 1,032 |
| MARRIED M | 1,031 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 2,063 |
| POPULATION | 6,515 |
| ROOT BU | 4,008 |
| SHANTIES | 9 |
| SINGLE F | 1,972 |
| SINGLE M | 2,210 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 4,182 |
| TUR BU | 4,660 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 203 |
| WIDOWED M | 67 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 270 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB175009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB013015— 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. Stephen's, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-stephen-s-nb175009-1871/.