Figure 1.2

1851 Immigrant Population by County

Statistics taken from New Brunswick’s 1851 census reveal the makeup of New Brunswick’s immigrant population by county. Immigrant numbers are the same as those used in Figure 1.1 but are set out in relation to the total immigrant population instead of the native born population.

By comparing solely the immigrant populations from England, Scotland, Ireland, other British Possessions, and Foreign Countries the immigrant makeup of each county is revealed. The large percentage of Irish making up New Brunswick’s immigrant population during this period is easily apparent, as in each county, except for Restigouche and Kent, where the Scottish form the majority of the immigrant population, the Irish make up the majority of the immigrant population.