Waterford, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Waterford was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 957. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365936. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.663°N, 65.294°W.
Population
In 1901, Waterford had a population of 957: 513 male and 444 female residents. Population density was 10.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,460 |
| 1891 | 1,177 |
| 1901 | 957 |
| 1911 | 679 |
| 1921 | 619 |
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, Waterford 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 | 167 |
| Number of females | 444 |
| Number of males | 513 |
| Number of married females | 130 |
| Number of married males | 132 |
| Number of single females | 280 |
| Number of single males | 361 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| POP F | 444 |
| POP M | 513 |
| POP TOT | 957 |
| Total population | 957 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 165 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 51,610 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 51,610 |
| FAMILIES | 167 |
| HOUSES | 165 |
| MARRIED F | 130 |
| MARRIED M | 132 |
| SINGLE F | 280 |
| SINGLE M | 361 |
| WIDOWED F | 34 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB018014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365936
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterford_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Waterford
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). "Waterford, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/waterford-nb018014-1901/.