West Isles, New Brunswick (1871 census)
West Isles was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,556. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7985568. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.982°N, 66.975°W.
Population
In 1871, West Isles had a population of 1,556: 815 male and 741 female residents. Population density was 94.0 people per square mile.
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).
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 (0.1% share).
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 299 |
| Number of females | 741 |
| Number of males | 815 |
| Number of married females | 285 |
| Number of married males | 284 |
| Number of married persons | 569 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| Total population | 1,556 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 419 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 504 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 923 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 293 |
| Number of occupied houses | 293 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 95 |
| BWT BU | 39 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 857 |
| HAY TONS | 569 |
| OAT BU | 419 |
| PEA BU | 48 |
| POT AC | 65 |
| POT BU | 9,678 |
| Total area (acres) | 5,000 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 5,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 17 |
| CD | 175 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 299 |
| FEMALE | 741 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 293 |
| INHABITED | 293 |
| MALE | 815 |
| MARRIED F | 285 |
| MARRIED M | 284 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 569 |
| POPULATION | 1,556 |
| ROOT BU | 224 |
| SINGLE F | 419 |
| SINGLE M | 504 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 923 |
| TUR BU | 689 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 37 |
| WIDOWED M | 27 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 64 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB175011— 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 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). "West Isles, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/west-isles-nb175011-1871/.