Woodstock, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Woodstock was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,047. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365949. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.066°N, 67.598°W.
Population
In 1901, Woodstock had a population of 1,047: 531 male and 516 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,994 |
| 1891 | 1,767 |
| 1901 | 1,047 |
| 1911 | 1,648 |
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, Woodstock shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,047 total population, 531 males, 516 females, 331 single males, 308 single females, 210 families, 183 married females, 181 married males, 25 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 210 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 52,640 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Peabody Sharp | 1823–1903 | died here |
| Rankin Wheary | 1895–1918 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB014011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365949
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Woodstock
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). "Woodstock, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/woodstock-nb014011-1901/.