Carleton, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Carleton was a census subdivision in Kent County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,232. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365796. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.880°N, 65.007°W.
Population
In 1881, Carleton had a population of 1,232: 646 male and 586 female residents. Population density was 7.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,071 |
| 1881 | 1,232 |
| 1891 | 1,180 |
| 1901 | 1,132 |
| 1911 | 1,139 |
| 1921 | 1,207 |
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 Carleton, 1871 (57.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Carleton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 102 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 215 |
| Number of families | 215 |
| Number of females | 586 |
| Number of males | 646 |
| Number of married females | 175 |
| Number of married males | 177 |
| Number of married persons | 352 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| POP TOT | 1,232 |
| Total population | 1,232 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 383 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 445 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 828 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 12 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 202 |
| Number of occupied houses | 214 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 662 |
| Acres of potatoes | 302 |
| Acres of wheat | 190 |
| BAR BU | 170 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 170 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,035 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,535 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 95 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 41,540 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,138 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,724 |
| BWT BU | 1,035 |
| CRN BU | 20 |
| HAY AC | 662 |
| HAY TONS | 843 |
| OAT BU | 14,535 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 29 |
| POT AC | 302 |
| POT BU | 41,540 |
| RYE BU | 1 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 843 |
| WHT AC | 190 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,138 |
Fisheries (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 12 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 15 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 112 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 324 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 263 |
| Barrels of oysters produced in the past year | 4 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 192 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 4 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 5 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 6 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 3,458 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 4 |
| Number of fishing boats | 36 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 50 |
| Pounds of lobster canned in the past year | 20 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 19 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 1 |
Other recorded variables (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 112 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 50 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 36 |
| C UNMD F | 383 |
| C UNMD M | 445 |
| C UNMD TOT | 828 |
| CD NAME | Kent |
| COD DX K | 19 |
| D OCC | 214 |
| EEL XB Q | 12 |
| FEMALE | 586 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 4 |
| GRA BU | 98 |
| GSP XB Q | 15 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 202 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| HAD DX K | 1 |
| LOB XC P | 20 |
| MALE | 646 |
| MCK XB Q | 324 |
| MD F | 175 |
| MD M | 177 |
| MD TOT | 352 |
| NET XX F | 3,458 |
| NUMBER CD | 34 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 263 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 95 |
| OYS XB Q | 4 |
| SAR XB Q | 4 |
| SHAN | 12 |
| SHD XB Q | 5 |
| SLM XB Q | 192 |
| TRT XB Q | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,724 |
| WID F | 28 |
| WID M | 24 |
| WID TOT | 52 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB034001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365796
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carleton_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Carleton
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). "Carleton, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/carleton-nb034001-1881/.