Waterborough, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Waterborough was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,369. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.061°N, 65.821°W.
Population
In 1871, Waterborough had a population of 1,369: 712 male and 657 female residents. Population density was 6.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,369 |
| 1881 | 1,449 |
| 1891 | 1,352 |
| 1901 | 1,228 |
| 1911 | 1,087 |
| 1921 | 1,093 |
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 (0.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Waterborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 58 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 229 |
| Number of females | 657 |
| Number of males | 712 |
| Number of married females | 200 |
| Number of married males | 199 |
| Number of married persons | 399 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| Total population | 1,369 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 428 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 489 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 917 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 220 |
| Number of occupied houses | 223 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2 |
| BWT BU | 11,270 |
| CRN BU | 247 |
| HAY AC | 1,993 |
| HAY TONS | 1,614 |
| OAT BU | 16,434 |
| PEA BU | 34 |
| POT AC | 261 |
| POT BU | 33,939 |
| RYE BU | 692 |
| Total area (acres) | 133,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 292 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 26 |
| AREA | 133,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 78 |
| CD | 177 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 229 |
| FEMALE | 657 |
| GRA BU | 44 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 223 |
| INHABITED | 220 |
| MALE | 712 |
| MARRIED F | 200 |
| MARRIED M | 199 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 399 |
| POPULATION | 1,369 |
| ROOT BU | 113 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 428 |
| SINGLE M | 489 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 917 |
| TUR BU | 384 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| VESSELS | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 29 |
| WIDOWED M | 24 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 53 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB177007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030009— 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). "Waterborough, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/waterborough-nb177007-1871/.