Woodstock, Town—Ville, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Woodstock, Town—Ville was a town in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,487. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2559651. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.145°N, 67.588°W.
Population
In 1881, Woodstock, Town—Ville had a population of 2,487: 1,243 male and 1,244 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,487 |
| 1891 | 3,288 |
| 1901 | 3,644 |
| 1911 | 3,856 |
| 1921 | 3,380 |
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 Woodstock, 1871 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Woodstock, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,487 total population, 1,244 females, 1,243 males, 843 married persons, 488 families, 425 married females, 418 married males, 130 widowed persons, 93 widowed females, 37 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,514 single persons under 18, 788 single males under 18, 726 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 460 inhabited houses, 460 occupied houses, 5 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,945 bushels of potatoes, 6,017 bushels of oats, 1,317 bushels of buckwheat, 1,102 bushels of turnips, 863 bushels of other root crops, 616 bushels of spring wheat, 568 tons of hay, 502 acres of hay crops, 117 bushels of peas and beans, 102 bushels of barley, 58 bushels of corn, 40 acres of potatoes, 29 acres of wheat, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Teel Baird | 1819–1897 | died here |
| Francis Peabody Sharp | 1823–1903 | died here |
| Frank Broadstreet Carvell | 1862–1924 | died here |
| Minnie Bell Sharp | 1865–1937 | born here |
| James Kidd Flemming | 1868–1927 | born and died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,487 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB031012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2559651
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_(Nouveau-Brunswick)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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, Town—Ville, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/woodstock-town-ville-nb031012-1881/.