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 density was 10.8 people per square mile.
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 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 424 |
| Number of families | 424 |
| Number of females | 1,217 |
| Number of males | 1,327 |
| Number of married females | 403 |
| Number of married males | 409 |
| Number of married persons | 812 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 62 |
| POP TOT | 2,544 |
| Total population | 2,544 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 774 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 896 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,670 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 404 |
| Number of occupied houses | 407 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,667 |
| Acres of potatoes | 356 |
| Acres of wheat | 470 |
| BAR BU | 57 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,430 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 413 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,871 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,107 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 573 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 36,491 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,075 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,000 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,271 |
| BWT BU | 9,430 |
| CRN BU | 413 |
| HAY AC | 3,667 |
| HAY TONS | 3,755 |
| OAT BU | 31,871 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 573 |
| POT AC | 356 |
| POT BU | 36,491 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,755 |
| WHT AC | 470 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,075 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,271 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 774 |
| C UNMD M | 896 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,670 |
| D OCC | 407 |
| FEMALE | 1,217 |
| GRA BU | 18 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 404 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 1,327 |
| MD F | 403 |
| MD M | 409 |
| MD TOT | 812 |
| NUMBER CD | 30 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,107 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 9,000 |
| WID F | 40 |
| WID M | 22 |
| WID TOT | 62 |
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/.