Dumbarton, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Dumbarton was a census subdivision in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,000. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.412°N, 67.049°W.
Population
In 1881, Dumbarton had a population of 1,000: 540 male and 460 female residents. Population density was 6.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 991 |
| 1881 | 1,000 |
| 1891 | 807 |
| 1901 | 711 |
| 1911 | 718 |
| 1921 | 700 |
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, Dumbarton shared boundaries with:
- Gladstone
- Manners Sutton
- New Maryland
- St. David
- St. George, Town & Parish — Ville et Paroisse
- St. James
- St. Patrick
- Ste. Croix
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 62 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 179 |
| Number of families | 179 |
| Number of females | 460 |
| Number of males | 540 |
| Number of married females | 153 |
| Number of married males | 151 |
| Number of married persons | 304 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP TOT | 1,000 |
| Total population | 1,000 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 289 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 377 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 666 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 176 |
| Number of occupied houses | 178 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,369 |
| Acres of potatoes | 140 |
| Acres of wheat | 158 |
| BAR BU | 251 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 251 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,614 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,256 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 443 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 186 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,560 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,025 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,737 |
| BWT BU | 2,614 |
| HAY AC | 2,369 |
| HAY TONS | 1,536 |
| OAT BU | 7,256 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 186 |
| POT AC | 140 |
| POT BU | 17,560 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,536 |
| WHT AC | 158 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,025 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 289 |
| C UNMD M | 377 |
| C UNMD TOT | 666 |
| CD NAME | Charlotte |
| D OCC | 178 |
| FEMALE | 460 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 176 |
| MALE | 540 |
| MD F | 153 |
| MD M | 151 |
| MD TOT | 304 |
| NUMBER CD | 26 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 443 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 2,737 |
| WID F | 18 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB026006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365812
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbarton_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Dumbarton
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). "Dumbarton, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/dumbarton-nb026006-1881/.