Dufferin, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Dufferin was a census subdivision in Charlotte County, 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 density was 82.6 people per square mile.
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 St. 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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 76 |
| Number of families | 76 |
| Number of females | 212 |
| Number of males | 204 |
| Number of married females | 72 |
| Number of married males | 69 |
| Number of married persons | 141 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP TOT | 416 |
| Total population | 416 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 121 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 129 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 250 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 76 |
| Number of occupied houses | 76 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 597 |
| Acres of potatoes | 41 |
| Acres of wheat | 42 |
| BAR BU | 217 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 217 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 774 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,000 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 711 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,122 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 878 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,091 |
| BWT BU | 88 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 597 |
| HAY TONS | 587 |
| OAT BU | 774 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 711 |
| POT AC | 41 |
| POT BU | 6,122 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 587 |
| WHT AC | 42 |
| WHT SP BU | 878 |
Fisheries (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 15 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 20 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 1 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 2 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 1 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 121 |
| C UNMD M | 129 |
| C UNMD TOT | 250 |
| CD NAME | Charlotte |
| COD DX K | 1 |
| D OCC | 76 |
| EEL XB Q | 2 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 2 |
| FEMALE | 212 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| GSP XB Q | 15 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 76 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| HAD DX K | 1 |
| HAL XB Q | 1 |
| MALE | 204 |
| MD F | 72 |
| MD M | 69 |
| MD TOT | 141 |
| NUMBER CD | 26 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 20 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,000 |
| TUR BU | 2,091 |
| WID F | 19 |
| WID M | 6 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
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/.