Chipman, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Chipman was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,772. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365799. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.213°N, 65.818°W.
Population
In 1881, Chipman had a population of 1,772: 916 male and 856 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,765 |
| 1881 | 1,772 |
| 1891 | 1,651 |
| 1901 | 1,614 |
| 1911 | 2,042 |
| 1921 | 2,124 |
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, Chipman shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,772 total population, 916 males, 856 females, 529 married persons, 289 families, 266 married females, 263 married males, 70 widowed persons, 47 widowed females, 23 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,173 single persons under 18, 630 single males under 18, 543 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 287 inhabited houses, 287 occupied houses, 13 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 42,876 bushels of potatoes, 18,638 bushels of oats, 11,157 bushels of buckwheat, 3,103 bushels of turnips, 2,861 tons of hay, 2,544 acres of hay crops, 2,075 bushels of spring wheat, 563 bushels of other root crops, 312 acres of potatoes, 229 bushels of peas and beans, 186 acres of wheat, 136 bushels of rye, 108 bushels of corn, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 bushels of barley. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,772 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:
NB028010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365799
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipman_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Chipman
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). "Chipman, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/chipman-nb028010-1881/.