Addington, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Addington was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,878. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365753. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.711°N, 66.768°W.
Population
In 1881, Addington had a population of 1,878: 973 male and 905 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,194 |
| 1881 | 1,878 |
| 1891 | 2,751 |
| 1901 | 3,577 |
| 1911 | 1,907 |
| 1921 | 2,194 |
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, Addington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,878 total population, 973 males, 905 females, 569 married persons, 336 families, 286 married males, 283 married females, 62 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,247 single persons under 18, 667 single males under 18, 580 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 332 occupied houses, 327 inhabited houses, 5 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 25,516 bushels of potatoes, 8,037 bushels of oats, 7,802 bushels of turnips, 4,714 bushels of buckwheat, 1,300 tons of hay, 838 acres of hay crops, 694 bushels of spring wheat, 691 bushels of barley, 666 bushels of other root crops, 187 acres of potatoes, 168 bushels of winter wheat, 146 bushels of peas and beans, 57 acres of wheat, 5 bushels of rye, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 9,137 fathoms of fishing nets, 411 barrels of salmon, 271 barrels of other fish, 42 fishing boats, 42 men on fishing boats, 2 barrels of trout. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,878 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:
NB037002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB031001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365753
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addington_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Addington
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). "Addington, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/addington-nb037002-1881/.