Greenwich, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Greenwich was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 929. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365828. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.513°N, 66.129°W.
Population
In 1881, Greenwich had a population of 929: 469 male and 460 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 887 |
| 1881 | 929 |
| 1891 | 820 |
| 1901 | 803 |
| 1911 | 676 |
| 1921 | 709 |
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, Greenwich shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 185 |
| Number of families | 185 |
| Number of females | 460 |
| Number of males | 469 |
| Number of married females | 141 |
| Number of married males | 141 |
| Number of married persons | 282 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 57 |
| POP TOT | 929 |
| Total population | 929 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 282 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 308 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 590 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 172 |
| Number of occupied houses | 172 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,124 |
| Acres of potatoes | 127 |
| Acres of wheat | 73 |
| BAR BU | 28 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,014 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,970 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 649 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 254 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,765 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 240 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,229 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,382 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| BWT BU | 10,014 |
| CRN BU | 127 |
| HAY AC | 2,124 |
| HAY TONS | 2,861 |
| OAT BU | 4,970 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 254 |
| POT AC | 127 |
| POT BU | 17,765 |
| RYE BU | 240 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,861 |
| WHT AC | 73 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,229 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 282 |
| C UNMD M | 308 |
| C UNMD TOT | 590 |
| D OCC | 172 |
| FEMALE | 460 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 172 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 469 |
| MD F | 141 |
| MD M | 141 |
| MD TOT | 282 |
| NUMBER CD | 27 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 649 |
| TUR BU | 2,382 |
| WID F | 37 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 57 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB027002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365828
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Greenwich
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). "Greenwich, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/greenwich-nb027002-1881/.