Weldford, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Weldford was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,302. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365943. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.524°N, 65.109°W.
Population
In 1871, Weldford had a population of 3,302: 1,708 male and 1,594 female residents.
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).
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 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Weldford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 543 |
| Number of females | 1,594 |
| Number of males | 1,708 |
| Number of married females | 469 |
| Number of married males | 466 |
| Number of married persons | 935 |
| Number of widowed females | 61 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 87 |
| Total population | 3,302 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,064 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,216 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,280 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 16 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 522 |
| Number of occupied houses | 538 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 452 |
| BWT BU | 10,866 |
| CRN BU | 81 |
| HAY AC | 2,890 |
| HAY TONS | 2,036 |
| OAT BU | 75,810 |
| PEA BU | 172 |
| POT AC | 916 |
| POT BU | 121,116 |
| RYE BU | 966 |
| Total area (acres) | 149,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,107 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 851 |
| AREA | 149,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 71 |
| CD | 185 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 543 |
| FEMALE | 1,594 |
| GRA BU | 128 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 538 |
| INHABITED | 522 |
| MALE | 1,708 |
| MARRIED F | 469 |
| MARRIED M | 466 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 935 |
| POPULATION | 3,302 |
| ROOT BU | 224 |
| SHANTIES | 16 |
| SINGLE F | 1,064 |
| SINGLE M | 1,216 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,280 |
| TUR BU | 3,452 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 61 |
| WIDOWED M | 26 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 87 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB185004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365943
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). "Weldford, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/weldford-nb185004-1871/.