Glenelg, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Glenelg was a census subdivision in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,465. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5568476. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.938°N, 65.282°W.
Population
In 1881, Glenelg had a population of 1,465: 772 male and 693 female residents. Population density was 6.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,393 |
| 1881 | 1,465 |
| 1891 | 1,382 |
| 1901 | 1,337 |
| 1911 | 1,294 |
| 1921 | 1,266 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Glenelg, 1891 (93.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Glenelg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 220 |
| Number of families | 220 |
| Number of females | 693 |
| Number of males | 772 |
| Number of married females | 184 |
| Number of married males | 187 |
| Number of married persons | 371 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 54 |
| POP TOT | 1,465 |
| Total population | 1,465 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 479 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 561 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,040 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 220 |
| Number of occupied houses | 220 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,990 |
| Acres of potatoes | 332 |
| Acres of wheat | 166 |
| BAR BU | 231 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 231 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,066 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,360 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 209 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 132 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 48,381 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,596 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,424 |
| BWT BU | 1,066 |
| HAY AC | 1,990 |
| HAY TONS | 2,161 |
| OAT BU | 19,360 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 132 |
| POT AC | 332 |
| POT BU | 48,381 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,161 |
| WHT AC | 166 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,596 |
Fisheries (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 123 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 46 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 52 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 577 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 43 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 4,855 |
| Number of fishing boats | 19 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 12 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 46 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 12 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 19 |
| C UNMD F | 479 |
| C UNMD M | 561 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,040 |
| CD NAME | Northumberland |
| D OCC | 220 |
| FEMALE | 693 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| GSP XB Q | 123 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 220 |
| H UNINH | 15 |
| MALE | 772 |
| MCK XB Q | 52 |
| MD F | 184 |
| MD M | 187 |
| MD TOT | 371 |
| NET XX F | 4,855 |
| NUMBER CD | 35 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 577 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 209 |
| SLM XB Q | 43 |
| TUR BU | 3,424 |
| WID F | 30 |
| WID M | 24 |
| WID TOT | 54 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB035011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5568476
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenelg_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Glenelg
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). "Glenelg, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/glenelg-nb035011-1881/.