Aberdeen, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Aberdeen was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,399. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3296641. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.507°N, 67.281°W.
Population
In 1881, Aberdeen had a population of 1,399: 752 male and 647 female residents. Population density was 7.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 851 |
| 1881 | 1,399 |
| 1891 | 1,314 |
| 1901 | 1,204 |
| 1911 | 1,061 |
| 1921 | 1,235 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Aberdeen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 232 |
| Number of families | 232 |
| Number of females | 647 |
| Number of males | 752 |
| Number of married females | 222 |
| Number of married males | 223 |
| Number of married persons | 445 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP TOT | 1,399 |
| Total population | 1,399 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 410 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 519 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 929 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 231 |
| Number of occupied houses | 231 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,217 |
| Acres of potatoes | 204 |
| Acres of wheat | 309 |
| BAR BU | 230 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 230 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 23,138 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 36,903 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 544 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 288 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,112 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,211 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 14,905 |
| BWT BU | 23,138 |
| CRN BU | 23 |
| HAY AC | 2,217 |
| HAY TONS | 1,535 |
| OAT BU | 36,903 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 288 |
| POT AC | 204 |
| POT BU | 30,112 |
| RYE BU | 50 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,535 |
| WHT AC | 309 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,211 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 410 |
| C UNMD M | 519 |
| C UNMD TOT | 929 |
| D OCC | 231 |
| FEMALE | 647 |
| GRA BU | 100 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 231 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 752 |
| MD F | 222 |
| MD M | 223 |
| MD TOT | 445 |
| NUMBER CD | 31 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 544 |
| TUR BU | 14,905 |
| WID F | 15 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB031008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3296641
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Aberdeen
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). "Aberdeen, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/aberdeen-nb031008-1881/.