Brunswick, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Brunswick was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 499. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365788. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.082°N, 65.548°W.
Population
In 1881, Brunswick had a population of 499: 261 male and 238 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 450 |
| 1881 | 499 |
| 1891 | 381 |
| 1901 | 332 |
| 1911 | 286 |
| 1921 | 318 |
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, Brunswick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 499 total population, 261 males, 238 females, 168 married persons, 97 families, 85 married males, 83 married females, 16 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 315 single persons under 18, 172 single males under 18, 143 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 89 inhabited houses, 89 occupied houses, 1 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 17,225 bushels of potatoes, 7,224 bushels of oats, 5,174 bushels of buckwheat, 1,304 bushels of spring wheat, 1,259 tons of hay, 1,225 acres of hay crops, 356 bushels of turnips, 116 acres of potatoes, 113 acres of wheat, 102 bushels of other root crops, 41 bushels of corn, 32 bushels of peas and beans, 17 bushels of rye, 4 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 499 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:
NB028009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365788
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunswick_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Brunswick
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). "Brunswick, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/brunswick-nb028009-1881/.