Burton, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Burton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,677. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.799°N, 66.416°W.
Population
In 1881, Burton had a population of 1,677: 878 male and 799 female residents. Population density was 14.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,830 |
| 1881 | 1,677 |
| 1891 | 1,455 |
| 1901 | 1,424 |
| 1911 | 1,610 |
| 1921 | 1,383 |
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, Burton 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 | 313 |
| Number of families | 313 |
| Number of females | 799 |
| Number of males | 878 |
| Number of married females | 222 |
| Number of married males | 227 |
| Number of married persons | 449 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 90 |
| POP TOT | 1,677 |
| Total population | 1,677 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 523 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 615 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,138 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 311 |
| Number of occupied houses | 312 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,935 |
| Acres of potatoes | 441 |
| Acres of wheat | 141 |
| BAR BU | 455 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 455 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,289 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 409 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,953 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 866 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 335 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 48,533 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,947 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,899 |
| BWT BU | 10,289 |
| CRN BU | 409 |
| HAY AC | 2,935 |
| HAY TONS | 3,448 |
| OAT BU | 9,953 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 335 |
| POT AC | 441 |
| POT BU | 48,533 |
| RYE BU | 127 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,448 |
| WHT AC | 141 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,947 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 523 |
| C UNMD M | 615 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,138 |
| D OCC | 312 |
| FEMALE | 799 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| H INHAB | 311 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 878 |
| MD F | 222 |
| MD M | 227 |
| MD TOT | 449 |
| NUMBER CD | 29 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 866 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 6,899 |
| WID F | 54 |
| WID M | 36 |
| WID TOT | 90 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB029004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB033002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Burton, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/burton-nb029004-1881/.