Glenelg, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Glenelg was a census subdivision in 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 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 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,465 total population, 772 males, 693 females, 371 married persons, 220 families, 187 married males, 184 married females, 54 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 24 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,040 single persons under 18, 561 single males under 18, 479 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 220 inhabited houses, 220 occupied houses, 15 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 48,381 bushels of potatoes, 19,360 bushels of oats, 3,424 bushels of turnips, 2,161 tons of hay, 1,990 acres of hay crops, 1,596 bushels of spring wheat, 1,066 bushels of buckwheat, 332 acres of potatoes, 231 bushels of barley, 209 bushels of other root crops, 166 acres of wheat, 132 bushels of peas and beans, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 4,855 fathoms of fishing nets, 577 barrels of other fish, 123 barrels of gaspareaux, 52 barrels of mackerel, 46 barrels of herring or alewives, 43 barrels of salmon, 19 fishing boats, 12 men on fishing boats. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,465 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:
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/.