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 density was 1.8 people per square mile.
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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 97 |
| Number of families | 97 |
| Number of females | 238 |
| Number of males | 261 |
| Number of married females | 83 |
| Number of married males | 85 |
| Number of married persons | 168 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| POP TOT | 499 |
| Total population | 499 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 143 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 172 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 315 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 89 |
| Number of occupied houses | 89 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,225 |
| Acres of potatoes | 116 |
| Acres of wheat | 113 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,174 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,224 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,225 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,304 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 356 |
| BWT BU | 5,174 |
| CRN BU | 41 |
| HAY AC | 1,225 |
| HAY TONS | 1,259 |
| OAT BU | 7,224 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 32 |
| POT AC | 116 |
| POT BU | 17,225 |
| RYE BU | 17 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,259 |
| WHT AC | 113 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,304 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 143 |
| C UNMD M | 172 |
| C UNMD TOT | 315 |
| D OCC | 89 |
| FEMALE | 238 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 89 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 261 |
| MD F | 83 |
| MD M | 85 |
| MD TOT | 168 |
| NUMBER CD | 28 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 102 |
| TUR BU | 356 |
| WID F | 12 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 16 |
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/.