Stanley, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Stanley was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,756. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365934. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.503°N, 66.668°W.
Population
In 1871, Stanley had a population of 1,756: 953 male and 803 female residents. Population density was 2.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,756 |
| 1881 | 2,232 |
| 1891 | 2,406 |
| 1901 | 2,543 |
| 1911 | 2,843 |
| 1921 | 2,679 |
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 (2.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Stanley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 277 |
| Number of females | 803 |
| Number of males | 953 |
| Number of married females | 252 |
| Number of married males | 251 |
| Number of married persons | 503 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| Total population | 1,756 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 524 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 681 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,205 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 274 |
| Number of occupied houses | 275 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 59 |
| BWT BU | 12,512 |
| CRN BU | 93 |
| HAY AC | 2,837 |
| HAY TONS | 6,861 |
| OAT BU | 23,514 |
| PEA BU | 99 |
| POT AC | 260 |
| POT BU | 33,971 |
| Total area (acres) | 463,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 613 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 43 |
| AREA | 463,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 207 |
| CD | 179 |
| CSD | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 277 |
| FEMALE | 803 |
| GRA BU | 46 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 275 |
| INHABITED | 274 |
| MALE | 953 |
| MARRIED F | 252 |
| MARRIED M | 251 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 503 |
| POPULATION | 1,756 |
| ROOT BU | 119 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 524 |
| SINGLE M | 681 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,205 |
| TUR BU | 9,950 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 27 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB179016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365934
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Stanley
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). "Stanley, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/stanley-nb179016-1871/.