Blissfield, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Blissfield was a census subdivision in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 902. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q664434. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.600°N, 66.042°W.
Population
In 1881, Blissfield had a population of 902: 464 male and 438 female residents. Population density was 1.8 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, Blissfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| FAM NO | 140 |
| Number of families | 140 |
| Number of females | 438 |
| Number of males | 464 |
| Number of married females | 135 |
| Number of married males | 134 |
| Number of married persons | 269 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP TOT | 902 |
| Total population | 902 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 277 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 322 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 599 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 132 |
| Number of occupied houses | 132 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,250 |
| Acres of potatoes | 148 |
| Acres of wheat | 531 |
| BAR BU | 71 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,627 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 81 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,068 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 269 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 209 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,879 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,636 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,604 |
| BWT BU | 4,627 |
| CRN BU | 81 |
| HAY AC | 1,250 |
| HAY TONS | 1,403 |
| OAT BU | 14,068 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 209 |
| POT AC | 148 |
| POT BU | 20,879 |
| RYE BU | 6 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,403 |
| WHT AC | 531 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,636 |
Fisheries (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 6 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 4 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 324 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| C UNMD F | 277 |
| C UNMD M | 322 |
| C UNMD TOT | 599 |
| CD NAME | Northumberland |
| D OCC | 132 |
| FEMALE | 438 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| GSP XB Q | 2 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 132 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 464 |
| MD F | 135 |
| MD M | 134 |
| MD TOT | 269 |
| NET XX F | 324 |
| NUMBER CD | 35 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 269 |
| SLM XB Q | 6 |
| TRT XB Q | 4 |
| TUR BU | 5,604 |
| WID F | 26 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
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). "Blissfield, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/blissfield-nb035006-1881/.