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 density was 6.8 people per square mile.
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 156 |
| Number of families | 156 |
| Number of females | 417 |
| Number of males | 477 |
| Number of married females | 144 |
| Number of married males | 143 |
| Number of married persons | 287 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP TOT | 894 |
| Total population | 894 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 252 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 314 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 566 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 143 |
| Number of occupied houses | 143 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,371 |
| Acres of potatoes | 185 |
| Acres of wheat | 157 |
| BAR BU | 25 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,912 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,676 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 521 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 118 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,158 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 203 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,196 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,078 |
| BWT BU | 6,912 |
| CRN BU | 45 |
| HAY AC | 2,371 |
| HAY TONS | 2,280 |
| OAT BU | 10,676 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 118 |
| POT AC | 185 |
| POT BU | 23,158 |
| RYE BU | 203 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,280 |
| WHT AC | 157 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,196 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 252 |
| C UNMD M | 314 |
| C UNMD TOT | 566 |
| D OCC | 143 |
| FEMALE | 417 |
| GRA BU | 22 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 143 |
| H UNINH | 15 |
| MALE | 477 |
| MD F | 144 |
| MD M | 143 |
| MD TOT | 287 |
| NUMBER CD | 29 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 521 |
| TUR BU | 2,078 |
| WID F | 21 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
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/.