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 density was 44.1 people per square mile.
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 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 678 |
| Number of females | 1,960 |
| Number of males | 1,989 |
| Number of married females | 623 |
| Number of married males | 609 |
| Number of single females | 1,245 |
| Number of single males | 1,313 |
| Number of widowed females | 92 |
| Number of widowed males | 67 |
| POP F | 1,960 |
| POP M | 1,989 |
| POP TOT | 3,949 |
| Total population | 3,949 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 611 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 56,525 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 56,525 |
| FAMILIES | 678 |
| HOUSES | 611 |
| MARRIED F | 623 |
| MARRIED M | 609 |
| SINGLE F | 1,245 |
| SINGLE M | 1,313 |
| WIDOWED F | 92 |
| WIDOWED M | 67 |
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/.