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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365815. 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 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 925 total population, 512 males, 413 females, 296 married persons, 172 families, 149 married males, 147 married females, 30 widowed persons, 18 widowed males, 12 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 599 single persons under 18, 345 single males under 18, 254 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 166 inhabited houses, 166 occupied houses, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 16,464 bushels of oats, 16,266 bushels of potatoes, 7,427 bushels of turnips, 4,508 bushels of buckwheat, 1,527 acres of hay crops, 1,470 tons of hay, 1,419 bushels of spring wheat, 514 bushels of other root crops, 239 bushels of corn, 127 bushels of peas and beans, 118 acres of potatoes, 96 acres of wheat, 95 bushels of barley, 50 bushels of rye, 49 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 925 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:
NB030010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036004_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365815
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumfries_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Dumfries
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/.