Derby, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Derby was a census subdivision in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 870. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365808. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.881°N, 65.697°W.
Population
In 1881, Derby had a population of 870: 458 male and 412 female residents. Population density was 42.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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, Derby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| FAM NO | 148 |
| Number of families | 148 |
| Number of females | 412 |
| Number of males | 458 |
| Number of married females | 130 |
| Number of married males | 129 |
| Number of married persons | 259 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP TOT | 870 |
| Total population | 870 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 273 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 320 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 593 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 144 |
| Number of occupied houses | 144 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 917 |
| Acres of potatoes | 122 |
| Acres of wheat | 174 |
| BAR BU | 20 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,258 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,634 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 213 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,528 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 654 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,290 |
| BWT BU | 1,258 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 917 |
| HAY TONS | 955 |
| OAT BU | 11,634 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 40 |
| POT AC | 122 |
| POT BU | 15,528 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 955 |
| WHT AC | 174 |
| WHT SP BU | 654 |
Fisheries (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 3 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 8 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 90 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 10 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 1,798 |
| Number of fishing boats | 4 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 4 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| BOAT MEN Q | 4 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 4 |
| C UNMD F | 273 |
| C UNMD M | 320 |
| C UNMD TOT | 593 |
| CD NAME | Northumberland |
| D OCC | 144 |
| FEMALE | 412 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| GSP XB Q | 3 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 144 |
| H UNINH | 24 |
| MALE | 458 |
| MD F | 130 |
| MD M | 129 |
| MD TOT | 259 |
| NET XX F | 1,798 |
| NUMBER CD | 35 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 8 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 213 |
| SHD XB Q | 10 |
| SLM XB Q | 90 |
| TUR BU | 3,290 |
| WID F | 9 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
Identifiers
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). "Derby, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/derby-nb035008-1881/.