Weldford, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Weldford was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,317. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.524°N, 65.109°W.
Population
In 1901, Weldford had a population of 3,317: 1,771 male and 1,546 female residents. Population density was 13.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,302 |
| 1881 | 3,615 |
| 1891 | 3,561 |
| 1901 | 3,317 |
| 1911 | 3,297 |
| 1921 | 2,761 |
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, Weldford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 1 |
| Number of families | 575 |
| Number of females | 1,546 |
| Number of males | 1,771 |
| Number of married females | 516 |
| Number of married males | 513 |
| Number of single females | 940 |
| Number of single males | 1,218 |
| Number of widowed females | 89 |
| Number of widowed males | 40 |
| POP F | 1,546 |
| POP M | 1,771 |
| POP TOT | 3,317 |
| Total population | 3,317 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 573 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 169,523 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 169,523 |
| DIVORCED F | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 575 |
| HOUSES | 573 |
| MARRIED F | 516 |
| MARRIED M | 513 |
| SINGLE F | 940 |
| SINGLE M | 1,218 |
| WIDOWED F | 89 |
| WIDOWED M | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB017009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026010— 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 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). "Weldford, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/weldford-nb017009-1901/.