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 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,263 total population, 674 males, 589 females, 410 married persons, 224 families, 206 married males, 204 married females, 50 widowed persons, 28 widowed males, 22 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 803 single persons under 18, 440 single males under 18, 363 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 205 occupied houses, 204 inhabited houses, 7 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 26,008 bushels of potatoes, 8,516 bushels of oats, 4,853 bushels of buckwheat, 1,462 bushels of turnips, 1,298 acres of hay crops, 1,286 tons of hay, 237 bushels of spring wheat, 211 acres of potatoes, 175 bushels of rye, 58 bushels of other root crops, 18 acres of wheat, 16 bushels of peas and beans, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 bushels of barley. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,263 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:
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/.