Wellington, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Wellington was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,949. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365938. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.475°N, 64.736°W.
Population
In 1901, Wellington had a population of 3,949: 1,989 male and 1,960 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,225 |
| 1881 | 3,519 |
| 1891 | 3,861 |
| 1901 | 3,949 |
| 1911 | 4,110 |
| 1921 | 4,194 |
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, Wellington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 3,949 total population, 1,989 males, 1,960 females, 1,313 single males, 1,245 single females, 678 families, 623 married females, 609 married males, 92 widowed females, 67 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 611 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 56,525 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Alphée Belliveau | 1851–1927 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB017010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365938
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Wellington
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). "Wellington, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/wellington-nb017010-1901/.