Alma, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Alma was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,263. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365750. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.634°N, 65.008°W.
Population
In 1881, Alma had a population of 1,263: 674 male and 589 female residents. Population density was 11.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,112 |
| 1881 | 1,263 |
| 1891 | 1,091 |
| 1901 | 1,014 |
| 1911 | 723 |
| 1921 | 674 |
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, Alma 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 | 224 |
| Number of families | 224 |
| Number of females | 589 |
| Number of males | 674 |
| Number of married females | 204 |
| Number of married males | 206 |
| Number of married persons | 410 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP TOT | 1,263 |
| Total population | 1,263 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 363 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 440 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 803 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 204 |
| Number of occupied houses | 205 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,298 |
| Acres of potatoes | 211 |
| Acres of wheat | 18 |
| BAR BU | 5 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,853 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,516 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,008 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 237 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,462 |
| BWT BU | 4,853 |
| HAY AC | 1,298 |
| HAY TONS | 1,286 |
| OAT BU | 8,516 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 16 |
| POT AC | 211 |
| POT BU | 26,008 |
| RYE BU | 175 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,286 |
| WHT AC | 18 |
| WHT SP BU | 237 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 363 |
| C UNMD M | 440 |
| C UNMD TOT | 803 |
| D OCC | 205 |
| FEMALE | 589 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 204 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 674 |
| MD F | 204 |
| MD M | 206 |
| MD TOT | 410 |
| NUMBER CD | 23 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 58 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1,462 |
| WID F | 22 |
| WID M | 28 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB023005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB022001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365750
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Alma
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). "Alma, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/alma-nb023005-1881/.