St. Stephen, Town—Ville, New Brunswick (1901 census)
St. Stephen, Town—Ville was a town in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,840. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2358467. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.198°N, 67.280°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Stephen, Town—Ville had a population of 2,840: 1,301 male and 1,539 female residents. Population density was 1274.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,338 |
| 1891 | 2,680 |
| 1901 | 2,840 |
| 1911 | 2,836 |
| 1921 | 3,452 |
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. Stephen, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 643 |
| Number of females | 1,539 |
| Number of males | 1,301 |
| Number of married females | 509 |
| Number of married males | 490 |
| Number of single females | 921 |
| Number of single males | 757 |
| Number of widowed females | 109 |
| Number of widowed males | 54 |
| POP F | 1,539 |
| POP M | 1,301 |
| POP TOT | 2,840 |
| Total population | 2,840 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 587 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 1,280 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 1,280 |
| FAMILIES | 643 |
| HOUSES | 587 |
| MARRIED F | 509 |
| MARRIED M | 490 |
| SINGLE F | 921 |
| SINGLE M | 757 |
| WIDOWED F | 109 |
| WIDOWED M | 54 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB015016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2358467
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Stephen
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. Stephen, Town—Ville, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-stephen-town-ville-nb015016-1901/.