Wellington, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Wellington was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,225. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365938. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.475°N, 64.736°W.
Population
In 1871, Wellington had a population of 3,225: 1,618 male and 1,607 female residents. Population density was 36.0 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).
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 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Wellington 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 | 489 |
| Number of females | 1,607 |
| Number of males | 1,618 |
| Number of married females | 466 |
| Number of married males | 462 |
| Number of married persons | 928 |
| Number of widowed females | 60 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 106 |
| Total population | 3,225 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,081 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,110 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,191 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 452 |
| Number of occupied houses | 458 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,225 |
| BWT BU | 8,141 |
| CRN BU | 404 |
| HAY AC | 2,124 |
| HAY TONS | 1,461 |
| OAT BU | 57,752 |
| PEA BU | 123 |
| POT AC | 1,288 |
| POT BU | 127,761 |
| RYE BU | 3,448 |
| Total area (acres) | 49,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,112 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 844 |
| AREA | 49,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 119 |
| CD | 185 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 489 |
| FEMALE | 1,607 |
| GRA BU | 160 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 458 |
| INHABITED | 452 |
| MALE | 1,618 |
| MARRIED F | 466 |
| MARRIED M | 462 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 928 |
| POPULATION | 3,225 |
| ROOT BU | 94 |
| SHANTIES | 6 |
| SINGLE F | 1,081 |
| SINGLE M | 1,110 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,191 |
| TUR BU | 3,502 |
| UNINHABITED | 29 |
| WIDOWED F | 60 |
| WIDOWED M | 46 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 106 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB185005— 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 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). "Wellington, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/wellington-nb185005-1871/.