Dumbarton, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Dumbarton was a census subdivision in 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 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—Ville
- St. James
- St. Patrick
- Ste. Croix
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,000 total population, 540 males, 460 females, 304 married persons, 179 families, 153 married females, 151 married males, 30 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 666 single persons under 18, 377 single males under 18, 289 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 178 occupied houses, 176 inhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 17,560 bushels of potatoes, 7,256 bushels of oats, 2,737 bushels of turnips, 2,614 bushels of buckwheat, 2,369 acres of hay crops, 2,025 bushels of spring wheat, 1,536 tons of hay, 443 bushels of other root crops, 251 bushels of barley, 186 bushels of peas and beans, 158 acres of wheat, 140 acres of potatoes, 12 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 1,000 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:
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/.