Dufferin, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Dufferin was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 416. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365809. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.179°N, 67.213°W.
Population
In 1881, Dufferin had a population of 416: 204 male and 212 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 416 |
| 1891 | 334 |
| 1901 | 260 |
| 1911 | 258 |
| 1921 | 245 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Saint David, 1871 (6.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Dufferin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 416 total population, 212 females, 204 males, 141 married persons, 76 families, 72 married females, 69 married males, 25 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 250 single persons under 18, 129 single males under 18, 121 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 76 inhabited houses, 76 occupied houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,122 bushels of potatoes, 2,091 bushels of turnips, 1,000 bushels of other root crops, 878 bushels of spring wheat, 774 bushels of oats, 711 bushels of peas and beans, 597 acres of hay crops, 587 tons of hay, 217 bushels of barley, 88 bushels of buckwheat, 42 acres of wheat, 41 acres of potatoes, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 20 barrels of other fish, 15 barrels of gaspareaux, 2 barrels of eels, 2 quintals of fascines fish, 1 barrels of halibut, 1 quintals of cod, 1 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 416 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:
NB026014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365809
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dufferin_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Dufferin
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). "Dufferin, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/dufferin-nb026014-1881/.