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 |
| 1881 | 1,661 |
| 1891 | 1,644 |
| 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 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 1 |
| Number of divorced males | 3 |
| Number of families | 299 |
| Number of females | 678 |
| Number of males | 721 |
| Number of married females | 268 |
| Number of married males | 270 |
| Number of single females | 362 |
| Number of single males | 429 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| POP F | 678 |
| POP M | 721 |
| POP TOT | 1,399 |
| Total population | 1,399 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 298 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 8,397 |
Other recorded variables (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 8,397 |
| DIVORCED F | 1 |
| DIVORCED M | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 299 |
| HOUSES | 298 |
| MARRIED F | 268 |
| MARRIED M | 270 |
| SINGLE F | 362 |
| SINGLE M | 429 |
| WIDOWED F | 47 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
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/.