Cambridge, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Cambridge was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,482. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q657125. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.818°N, 66.044°W.
Population
In 1881, Cambridge had a population of 1,482: 749 male and 733 female residents. Population density was 17.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,498 |
| 1881 | 1,482 |
| 1891 | 1,366 |
| 1901 | 1,200 |
| 1911 | 984 |
| 1921 | 968 |
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, Cambridge shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 265 |
| Number of families | 265 |
| Number of females | 733 |
| Number of males | 749 |
| Number of married females | 239 |
| Number of married males | 240 |
| Number of married persons | 479 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP TOT | 1,482 |
| Total population | 1,482 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 461 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 495 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 956 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 245 |
| Number of occupied houses | 248 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,983 |
| Acres of potatoes | 377 |
| Acres of wheat | 123 |
| BAR BU | 103 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 23,556 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 929 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,648 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 753 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 306 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 56,846 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,496 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,656 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,889 |
| BWT BU | 23,556 |
| CRN BU | 929 |
| HAY AC | 3,983 |
| HAY TONS | 4,804 |
| OAT BU | 14,648 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 306 |
| POT AC | 377 |
| POT BU | 56,846 |
| RYE BU | 1,496 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,804 |
| WHT AC | 123 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,656 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 461 |
| C UNMD M | 495 |
| C UNMD TOT | 956 |
| D OCC | 248 |
| FEMALE | 733 |
| GRA BU | 34 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 245 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 749 |
| MD F | 239 |
| MD M | 240 |
| MD TOT | 479 |
| NUMBER CD | 28 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 753 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 3,889 |
| VESS | 2 |
| WID F | 33 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB028005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q657125
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Cambridge
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). "Cambridge, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/cambridge-nb028005-1881/.