Addington, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Addington was a census subdivision in Restigouche County, 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 density was 4.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| FAM NO | 336 |
| Number of families | 336 |
| Number of females | 905 |
| Number of males | 973 |
| Number of married females | 283 |
| Number of married males | 286 |
| Number of married persons | 569 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 62 |
| POP TOT | 1,878 |
| Total population | 1,878 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 580 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 667 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,247 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 327 |
| Number of occupied houses | 332 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 838 |
| Acres of potatoes | 187 |
| Acres of wheat | 57 |
| BAR BU | 691 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 691 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,714 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,037 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 666 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 146 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,516 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 694 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,802 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 168 |
| BWT BU | 4,714 |
| HAY AC | 838 |
| HAY TONS | 1,300 |
| OAT BU | 8,037 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 146 |
| POT AC | 187 |
| POT BU | 25,516 |
| RYE BU | 5 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,300 |
| WHT AC | 57 |
| WHT SP BU | 694 |
| WHT WTR BU | 168 |
Fisheries (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 271 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 411 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 2 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 9,137 |
| Number of fishing boats | 42 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 42 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| BOAT MEN Q | 42 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 42 |
| C UNMD F | 580 |
| C UNMD M | 667 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,247 |
| CD NAME | Restigouche |
| D OCC | 332 |
| FEMALE | 905 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| H INHAB | 327 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 973 |
| MD F | 283 |
| MD M | 286 |
| MD TOT | 569 |
| NET XX F | 9,137 |
| NUMBER CD | 37 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 271 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 666 |
| SHAN | 5 |
| SLM XB Q | 411 |
| TRT XB Q | 2 |
| TUR BU | 7,802 |
| WID F | 42 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 62 |
Identifiers
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/.