Canterbury, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Canterbury was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,544. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365794. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.877°N, 67.508°W.
Population
In 1881, Canterbury had a population of 2,544: 1,327 male and 1,217 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,909 |
| 1881 | 2,544 |
| 1891 | 2,297 |
| 1901 | 2,108 |
| 1911 | 2,000 |
| 1921 | 1,824 |
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 Canterbury, 1871 (56.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Canterbury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,544 total population, 1,327 males, 1,217 females, 812 married persons, 424 families, 409 married males, 403 married females, 62 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,670 single persons under 18, 896 single males under 18, 774 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 407 occupied houses, 404 inhabited houses, 8 uninhabited houses, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 36,491 bushels of potatoes, 31,871 bushels of oats, 9,430 bushels of buckwheat, 9,000 bushels of turnips, 6,075 bushels of spring wheat, 3,755 tons of hay, 3,667 acres of hay crops, 1,271 bushels of winter wheat, 1,107 bushels of other root crops, 573 bushels of peas and beans, 470 acres of wheat, 413 bushels of corn, 356 acres of potatoes, 57 bushels of barley, 18 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,544 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:
NB030011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365794
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Canterbury
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). "Canterbury, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/canterbury-nb030011-1881/.