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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 929 total population, 469 males, 460 females, 282 married persons, 185 families, 141 married females, 141 married males, 57 widowed persons, 37 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 590 single persons under 18, 308 single males under 18, 282 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 172 inhabited houses, 172 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 17,765 bushels of potatoes, 10,014 bushels of buckwheat, 4,970 bushels of oats, 2,861 tons of hay, 2,382 bushels of turnips, 2,124 acres of hay crops, 1,229 bushels of spring wheat, 649 bushels of other root crops, 254 bushels of peas and beans, 240 bushels of rye, 127 acres of potatoes, 127 bushels of corn, 73 acres of wheat, 28 bushels of barley, 5 bushels of winter wheat, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 929 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:
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/.