Blissville, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Blissville was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 894. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365781. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.612°N, 66.554°W.
Population
In 1881, Blissville had a population of 894: 477 male and 417 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,929 |
| 1881 | 894 |
| 1891 | 764 |
| 1901 | 713 |
| 1911 | 808 |
| 1921 | 609 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Blissville, 1871 (42.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Blissville 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 894 total population, 477 males, 417 females, 287 married persons, 156 families, 144 married females, 143 married males, 41 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 566 single persons under 18, 314 single males under 18, 252 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 143 inhabited houses, 143 occupied houses, 15 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 23,158 bushels of potatoes, 10,676 bushels of oats, 6,912 bushels of buckwheat, 2,371 acres of hay crops, 2,280 tons of hay, 2,196 bushels of spring wheat, 2,078 bushels of turnips, 521 bushels of other root crops, 203 bushels of rye, 185 acres of potatoes, 157 acres of wheat, 118 bushels of peas and beans, 45 bushels of corn, 25 bushels of barley, 22 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 894 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:
NB029001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB033001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365781
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blissville_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Blissville
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). "Blissville, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/blissville-nb029001-1881/.