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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,501 total population, 836 males, 665 females, 480 married persons, 315 families, 242 married males, 238 married females, 34 widowed persons, 21 widowed males, 13 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 987 single persons under 18, 573 single males under 18, 414 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 263 inhabited houses, 263 occupied houses, 6 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 25,073 bushels of potatoes, 22,061 bushels of oats, 13,995 bushels of buckwheat, 10,527 bushels of turnips, 6,553 bushels of spring wheat, 2,614 bushels of rye, 1,474 bushels of barley, 1,376 tons of hay, 1,372 acres of hay crops, 548 bushels of peas and beans, 458 acres of wheat, 214 bushels of other root crops, 208 acres of potatoes, 150 bushels of winter wheat, 81 bushels of corn, 43 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,501 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:
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/.