Grand Falls, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Grand Falls was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,534. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5594542. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.927°N, 67.747°W.
Population
In 1881, Grand Falls had a population of 1,534: 809 male and 725 female residents. Population density was 22.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,849 |
| 1881 | 1,534 |
| 1891 | 1,597 |
| 1901 | 1,897 |
| 1911 | 1,400 |
| 1921 | 1,586 |
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 Grand Falls, 1871 (43.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Grand Falls 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 | 277 |
| Number of families | 277 |
| Number of females | 725 |
| Number of males | 809 |
| Number of married females | 233 |
| Number of married males | 233 |
| Number of married persons | 466 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP TOT | 1,534 |
| Total population | 1,534 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 462 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 560 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,022 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 255 |
| Number of occupied houses | 255 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,443 |
| Acres of potatoes | 262 |
| Acres of wheat | 366 |
| BAR BU | 271 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 271 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 16,681 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 24,654 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 368 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,290 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 166 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,193 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,367 |
| BWT BU | 16,681 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 1,443 |
| HAY TONS | 1,475 |
| OAT BU | 24,654 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 368 |
| POT AC | 262 |
| POT BU | 21,290 |
| RYE BU | 166 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,475 |
| WHT AC | 366 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,193 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 462 |
| C UNMD M | 560 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,022 |
| D OCC | 255 |
| FEMALE | 725 |
| GRA BU | 19 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 255 |
| H UNINH | 15 |
| MALE | 809 |
| MD F | 233 |
| MD M | 233 |
| MD TOT | 466 |
| NUMBER CD | 32 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6 |
| TUR BU | 2,367 |
| WID F | 30 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB032008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB034004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5594542
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Falls_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Grand-Sault
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). "Grand Falls, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/grand-falls-nb032008-1881/.