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 density was 8.7 people per square mile.
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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 289 |
| Number of families | 289 |
| Number of females | 856 |
| Number of males | 916 |
| Number of married females | 266 |
| Number of married males | 263 |
| Number of married persons | 529 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| POP TOT | 1,772 |
| Total population | 1,772 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 543 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 630 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,173 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 287 |
| Number of occupied houses | 287 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,544 |
| Acres of potatoes | 312 |
| Acres of wheat | 186 |
| BAR BU | 2 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 11,157 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,638 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 563 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 229 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 42,876 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 136 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,075 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,103 |
| BWT BU | 11,157 |
| CRN BU | 108 |
| HAY AC | 2,544 |
| HAY TONS | 2,861 |
| OAT BU | 18,638 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 229 |
| POT AC | 312 |
| POT BU | 42,876 |
| RYE BU | 136 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,861 |
| WHT AC | 186 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,075 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 543 |
| C UNMD M | 630 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,173 |
| D OCC | 287 |
| FEMALE | 856 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| H INHAB | 287 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 916 |
| MD F | 266 |
| MD M | 263 |
| MD TOT | 529 |
| NUMBER CD | 28 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 563 |
| TUR BU | 3,103 |
| WID F | 47 |
| WID M | 23 |
| WID TOT | 70 |
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/.