Drummond, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Drummond was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,501. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365807. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.223°N, 67.531°W.
Population
In 1881, Drummond had a population of 1,501: 836 male and 665 female residents. Population density was 2.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,501 |
| 1891 | 2,022 |
| 1901 | 2,684 |
| 1911 | 3,276 |
| 1921 | 3,674 |
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, Drummond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 315 |
| Number of families | 315 |
| Number of females | 665 |
| Number of males | 836 |
| Number of married females | 238 |
| Number of married males | 242 |
| Number of married persons | 480 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP TOT | 1,501 |
| Total population | 1,501 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 414 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 573 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 987 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 263 |
| Number of occupied houses | 263 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,372 |
| Acres of potatoes | 208 |
| Acres of wheat | 458 |
| BAR BU | 1,474 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,474 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 13,995 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 81 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 22,061 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 214 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 548 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,073 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,614 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,553 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,527 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 150 |
| BWT BU | 13,995 |
| CRN BU | 81 |
| HAY AC | 1,372 |
| HAY TONS | 1,376 |
| OAT BU | 22,061 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 548 |
| POT AC | 208 |
| POT BU | 25,073 |
| RYE BU | 2,614 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,376 |
| WHT AC | 458 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,553 |
| WHT WTR BU | 150 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 414 |
| C UNMD M | 573 |
| C UNMD TOT | 987 |
| D OCC | 263 |
| FEMALE | 665 |
| GRA BU | 43 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 263 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| MALE | 836 |
| MD F | 238 |
| MD M | 242 |
| MD TOT | 480 |
| NUMBER CD | 32 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 214 |
| TUR BU | 10,527 |
| WID F | 13 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB032009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB034002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365807
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drummond_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Drummond
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). "Drummond, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/drummond-nb032009-1881/.