Dundas, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Dundas was a census subdivision in Kent County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,383. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365816. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.321°N, 64.676°W.
Population
In 1881, Dundas had a population of 3,383: 1,760 male and 1,623 female residents. Population density was 39.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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, Dundas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 98 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| FAM NO | 526 |
| Number of families | 526 |
| Number of females | 1,623 |
| Number of males | 1,760 |
| Number of married females | 520 |
| Number of married males | 520 |
| Number of married persons | 1,040 |
| Number of widowed females | 60 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 99 |
| POP TOT | 3,383 |
| Total population | 3,383 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,043 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,201 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,244 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 508 |
| Number of occupied houses | 509 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 55 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,996 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,080 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,068 |
| BAR BU | 2,077 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,077 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,820 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 222 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 149 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 38,842 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 130 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 158,389 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 437 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,355 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,545 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 23 |
| BWT BU | 10,820 |
| CRN BU | 149 |
| HAY AC | 2,996 |
| HAY TONS | 2,783 |
| OAT BU | 38,842 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 78 |
| POT AC | 1,080 |
| POT BU | 158,389 |
| RYE BU | 437 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,783 |
| WHT AC | 1,068 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,355 |
| WHT WTR BU | 23 |
Fisheries (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 18 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 30 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 633 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 629 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 100 |
| Barrels of oysters produced in the past year | 605 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 4,522 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 90 |
| Number of fishing boats | 141 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 1 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 183 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 4 |
| Pounds of lobster canned in the past year | 223,500 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 15 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 633 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 183 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 141 |
| C UNMD F | 1,043 |
| C UNMD M | 1,201 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,244 |
| CD NAME | Kent |
| COD DX K | 15 |
| D OCC | 509 |
| EEL XB Q | 18 |
| FEMALE | 1,623 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 90 |
| GRA BU | 222 |
| GSP XB Q | 30 |
| H CON | 17 |
| H INHAB | 508 |
| H UNINH | 55 |
| LOB XC P | 223,500 |
| MALE | 1,760 |
| MCK XB Q | 629 |
| MD F | 520 |
| MD M | 520 |
| MD TOT | 1,040 |
| NET XX F | 4,522 |
| NUMBER CD | 34 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 100 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 130 |
| OYS XB Q | 605 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 8,545 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 4 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 1 |
| WID F | 60 |
| WID M | 39 |
| WID TOT | 99 |
Identifiers
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). "Dundas, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/dundas-nb034008-1881/.