Hammond, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Hammond was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 921. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365758. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.569°N, 65.395°W.
Population
In 1881, Hammond had a population of 921: 491 male and 430 female residents. Population density was 9.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,100 |
| 1881 | 921 |
| 1891 | 767 |
| 1901 | 580 |
| 1911 | 459 |
| 1921 | 310 |
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, Hammond 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 | 163 |
| Number of families | 163 |
| Number of females | 430 |
| Number of males | 491 |
| Number of married females | 143 |
| Number of married males | 144 |
| Number of married persons | 287 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP TOT | 921 |
| Total population | 921 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 274 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 343 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 617 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 155 |
| Number of occupied houses | 156 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,463 |
| Acres of potatoes | 199 |
| Acres of wheat | 38 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,201 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,685 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 153 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,945 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 514 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,866 |
| BWT BU | 10,201 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 2,463 |
| HAY TONS | 1,826 |
| OAT BU | 13,685 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 25 |
| POT AC | 199 |
| POT BU | 25,945 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,826 |
| WHT AC | 38 |
| WHT SP BU | 514 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 274 |
| C UNMD M | 343 |
| C UNMD TOT | 617 |
| D OCC | 156 |
| FEMALE | 430 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 155 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| MALE | 491 |
| MD F | 143 |
| MD M | 144 |
| MD TOT | 287 |
| NUMBER CD | 27 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 153 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1,866 |
| WID F | 13 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB027010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365758
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammond_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Hammond
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). "Hammond, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/hammond-nb027010-1881/.