West Isles, New Brunswick (1901 census)
West Isles was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,399. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7985568. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.982°N, 66.975°W.
Population
In 1901, West Isles had a population of 1,399: 721 male and 678 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,556 |
| 1901 | 1,399 |
| 1911 | 1,385 |
| 1921 | 1,245 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,399 total population, 721 males, 678 females, 429 single males, 362 single females, 299 families, 270 married males, 268 married females, 47 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 3 divorced males, 1 divorced females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 298 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 8,397 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB015017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7985568
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Isles_Parish,_New_Brunswick
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). "West Isles, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/west-isles-nb015017-1901/.