Gladstone, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Gladstone was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,034. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5566340. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.628°N, 66.726°W.
Population
In 1881, Gladstone had a population of 1,034: 545 male and 489 female residents. Population density was 5.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,034 |
| 1891 | 910 |
| 1901 | 1,002 |
| 1911 | 1,061 |
| 1921 | 1,070 |
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 Blissville, 1871 (57.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Gladstone shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 186 |
| Number of families | 186 |
| Number of females | 489 |
| Number of males | 545 |
| Number of married females | 159 |
| Number of married males | 154 |
| Number of married persons | 313 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP TOT | 1,034 |
| Total population | 1,034 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 308 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 377 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 685 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 182 |
| Number of occupied houses | 182 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,513 |
| Acres of potatoes | 273 |
| Acres of wheat | 161 |
| BAR BU | 116 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,671 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,519 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 173 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 119 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,475 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,055 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,439 |
| BWT BU | 5,671 |
| CRN BU | 69 |
| HAY AC | 1,513 |
| HAY TONS | 1,861 |
| OAT BU | 6,519 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 119 |
| POT AC | 273 |
| POT BU | 18,475 |
| RYE BU | 87 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,861 |
| WHT AC | 161 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,055 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 308 |
| C UNMD M | 377 |
| C UNMD TOT | 685 |
| D OCC | 182 |
| FEMALE | 489 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 182 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 545 |
| MD F | 159 |
| MD M | 154 |
| MD TOT | 313 |
| NUMBER CD | 29 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 173 |
| TUR BU | 2,439 |
| WID F | 22 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB029002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB033003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5566340
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladstone_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Gladstone
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). "Gladstone, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/gladstone-nb029002-1881/.