Gordon, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Gordon was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 747. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5585639. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.836°N, 67.192°W.
Population
In 1881, Gordon had a population of 747: 402 male and 345 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 645 |
| 1881 | 747 |
| 1891 | 743 |
| 1901 | 868 |
| 1911 | 1,670 |
| 1921 | 2,031 |
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, Gordon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 134 |
| Number of families | 134 |
| Number of females | 345 |
| Number of males | 402 |
| Number of married females | 124 |
| Number of married males | 124 |
| Number of married persons | 248 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| POP TOT | 747 |
| Total population | 747 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 215 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 270 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 485 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 125 |
| Number of occupied houses | 125 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 727 |
| Acres of potatoes | 114 |
| Acres of wheat | 240 |
| BAR BU | 18 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,022 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,005 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 174 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 669 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,463 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,378 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,772 |
| BWT BU | 6,022 |
| CRN BU | 139 |
| HAY AC | 727 |
| HAY TONS | 966 |
| OAT BU | 10,005 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 669 |
| POT AC | 114 |
| POT BU | 13,463 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 966 |
| WHT AC | 240 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,378 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 215 |
| C UNMD M | 270 |
| C UNMD TOT | 485 |
| D OCC | 125 |
| FEMALE | 345 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 125 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 402 |
| MD F | 124 |
| MD M | 124 |
| MD TOT | 248 |
| NUMBER CD | 32 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 174 |
| TUR BU | 2,772 |
| WID F | 6 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB032012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB034003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5585639
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Gordon
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). "Gordon, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/gordon-nb032012-1881/.