Blackville, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Blackville was a census subdivision in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,065. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365779. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.673°N, 65.800°W.
Population
In 1881, Blackville had a population of 2,065: 1,093 male and 972 female residents. Population density was 6.1 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, Blackville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| FAM NO | 299 |
| Number of families | 299 |
| Number of females | 972 |
| Number of males | 1,093 |
| Number of married females | 272 |
| Number of married males | 269 |
| Number of married persons | 541 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 74 |
| POP TOT | 2,065 |
| Total population | 2,065 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 653 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 797 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,450 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 297 |
| Number of occupied houses | 298 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,851 |
| Acres of potatoes | 497 |
| Acres of wheat | 359 |
| BAR BU | 78 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,212 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,306 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 220 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 58,863 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,920 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,798 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| BWT BU | 8,212 |
| CRN BU | 17 |
| HAY AC | 1,851 |
| HAY TONS | 2,597 |
| OAT BU | 33,306 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 220 |
| POT AC | 497 |
| POT BU | 58,863 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,597 |
| WHT AC | 359 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,920 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10 |
Fisheries (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 17 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 142 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 38 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 4 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 521 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| C UNMD F | 653 |
| C UNMD M | 797 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,450 |
| CD NAME | Northumberland |
| D OCC | 298 |
| FEMALE | 972 |
| GSP XB Q | 17 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 297 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 1,093 |
| MD F | 272 |
| MD M | 269 |
| MD TOT | 541 |
| NET XX F | 521 |
| NUMBER CD | 35 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 142 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 28 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| SHD XB Q | 4 |
| SLM XB Q | 38 |
| TUR BU | 10,798 |
| WID F | 47 |
| WID M | 27 |
| WID TOT | 74 |
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). "Blackville, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/blackville-nb035007-1881/.