Upham, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Upham was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,413. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7898296. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.508°N, 65.662°W.
Population
In 1871, Upham had a population of 1,413: 706 male and 707 female residents. Population density was 18.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,413 |
| 1881 | 1,421 |
| 1891 | 1,145 |
| 1901 | 981 |
| 1911 | 845 |
| 1921 | 820 |
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, Upham 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 | 237 |
| Number of females | 707 |
| Number of males | 706 |
| Number of married females | 215 |
| Number of married males | 216 |
| Number of married persons | 431 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| Total population | 1,413 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 463 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 478 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 941 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 237 |
| Number of occupied houses | 239 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 126 |
| BWT BU | 13,808 |
| CRN BU | 9 |
| HAY AC | 3,845 |
| HAY TONS | 3,987 |
| OAT BU | 18,850 |
| PEA BU | 33 |
| POT AC | 384 |
| POT BU | 51,432 |
| RYE BU | 22 |
| Total area (acres) | 27,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 21 |
| WHT WTR BU | 60 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3 |
| AREA | 27,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 34 |
| CD | 176 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 237 |
| FEMALE | 707 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 239 |
| INHABITED | 237 |
| MALE | 706 |
| MARRIED F | 215 |
| MARRIED M | 216 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 431 |
| POPULATION | 1,413 |
| ROOT BU | 1,013 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 463 |
| SINGLE M | 478 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 941 |
| TUR BU | 2,717 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 29 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB176009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7898296
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upham_Parish,_New_Brunswick
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). "Upham, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/upham-nb176009-1871/.