Wilmot, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Wilmot was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,761. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q8022837. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.347°N, 67.710°W.
Population
In 1871, Wilmot had a population of 1,761: 898 male and 863 female residents. Population density was 22.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,761 |
| 1881 | 2,081 |
| 1891 | 1,928 |
| 1901 | 1,817 |
| 1911 | 1,543 |
| 1921 | 1,716 |
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, Wilmot shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 306 |
| Number of females | 863 |
| Number of males | 898 |
| Number of married females | 288 |
| Number of married males | 280 |
| Number of married persons | 568 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| Total population | 1,761 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 548 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 596 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,144 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 297 |
| Number of occupied houses | 297 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 110 |
| BWT BU | 30,396 |
| CRN BU | 149 |
| HAY AC | 3,130 |
| HAY TONS | 2,422 |
| OAT BU | 81,596 |
| PEA BU | 292 |
| POT AC | 321 |
| POT BU | 54,461 |
| RYE BU | 41 |
| Total area (acres) | 50,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,134 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 225 |
| AREA | 50,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 316 |
| CD | 180 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 306 |
| FEMALE | 863 |
| GRA BU | 144 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 297 |
| INHABITED | 297 |
| MALE | 898 |
| MARRIED F | 288 |
| MARRIED M | 280 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 568 |
| POPULATION | 1,761 |
| ROOT BU | 175 |
| SINGLE F | 548 |
| SINGLE M | 596 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,144 |
| TUR BU | 7,500 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 27 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB180005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q8022837
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmot_Parish
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). "Wilmot, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/wilmot-nb180005-1871/.