Dumfries, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Dumfries was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 925. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.875°N, 67.213°W.
Population
In 1881, Dumfries had a population of 925: 512 male and 413 female residents. Population density was 7.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 970 |
| 1881 | 925 |
| 1891 | 689 |
| 1901 | 595 |
| 1911 | 553 |
| 1921 | 505 |
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 Dumfries, 1871 (43.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Dumfries shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 172 |
| Number of families | 172 |
| Number of females | 413 |
| Number of males | 512 |
| Number of married females | 147 |
| Number of married males | 149 |
| Number of married persons | 296 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP TOT | 925 |
| Total population | 925 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 254 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 345 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 599 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 166 |
| Number of occupied houses | 166 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,527 |
| Acres of potatoes | 118 |
| Acres of wheat | 96 |
| BAR BU | 95 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 95 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,508 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 239 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,464 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 514 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,266 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,419 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,427 |
| BWT BU | 4,508 |
| CRN BU | 239 |
| HAY AC | 1,527 |
| HAY TONS | 1,470 |
| OAT BU | 16,464 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 127 |
| POT AC | 118 |
| POT BU | 16,266 |
| RYE BU | 50 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,470 |
| WHT AC | 96 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,419 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 254 |
| C UNMD M | 345 |
| C UNMD TOT | 599 |
| D OCC | 166 |
| FEMALE | 413 |
| GRA BU | 49 |
| H INHAB | 166 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 512 |
| MD F | 147 |
| MD M | 149 |
| MD TOT | 296 |
| NUMBER CD | 30 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 514 |
| TUR BU | 7,427 |
| WID F | 12 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB030010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Dumfries, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/dumfries-nb030010-1881/.