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 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,399 total population, 752 males, 647 females, 445 married persons, 232 families, 223 married males, 222 married females, 25 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 929 single persons under 18, 519 single males under 18, 410 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 231 inhabited houses, 231 occupied houses, 20 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 36,903 bushels of oats, 30,112 bushels of potatoes, 23,138 bushels of buckwheat, 14,905 bushels of turnips, 4,211 bushels of spring wheat, 2,217 acres of hay crops, 1,535 tons of hay, 544 bushels of other root crops, 309 acres of wheat, 288 bushels of peas and beans, 230 bushels of barley, 204 acres of potatoes, 100 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 50 bushels of rye, 23 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,399 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:
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/.