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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,534 |
| 1891 | 1,597 |
| 1901 | 1,897 |
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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,534 total population, 809 males, 725 females, 466 married persons, 277 families, 233 married females, 233 married males, 46 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,022 single persons under 18, 560 single males under 18, 462 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 255 inhabited houses, 255 occupied houses, 15 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 24,654 bushels of oats, 21,290 bushels of potatoes, 16,681 bushels of buckwheat, 5,193 bushels of spring wheat, 2,367 bushels of turnips, 1,475 tons of hay, 1,443 acres of hay crops, 368 bushels of peas and beans, 366 acres of wheat, 271 bushels of barley, 262 acres of potatoes, 166 bushels of rye, 19 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 bushels of other root crops, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,534 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:
NB032008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023004_1881— 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/.