Wickham, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Wickham was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 795. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7998387. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.718°N, 65.971°W.
Population
In 1901, Wickham had a population of 795: 408 male and 387 female residents. Population density was 10.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,161 |
| 1881 | 1,212 |
| 1891 | 935 |
| 1901 | 795 |
| 1911 | 763 |
| 1921 | 695 |
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, Wickham 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 | 169 |
| Number of females | 387 |
| Number of males | 408 |
| Number of married females | 154 |
| Number of married males | 155 |
| Number of single females | 209 |
| Number of single males | 238 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| POP F | 387 |
| POP M | 408 |
| POP TOT | 795 |
| Total population | 795 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 165 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 40,960 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 40,960 |
| FAMILIES | 169 |
| HOUSES | 165 |
| MARRIED F | 154 |
| MARRIED M | 155 |
| SINGLE F | 209 |
| SINGLE M | 238 |
| WIDOWED F | 24 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB022017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7998387
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wickham_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). "Wickham, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/wickham-nb022017-1901/.