Hampstead, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Hampstead was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,368. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365766. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.628°N, 66.161°W.
Population
In 1881, Hampstead had a population of 1,368: 701 male and 667 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,296 |
| 1881 | 1,368 |
| 1891 | 1,130 |
| 1901 | 1,103 |
| 1911 | 985 |
| 1921 | 1,022 |
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, Hampstead 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 1,368 total population, 701 males, 667 females, 439 married persons, 259 families, 220 married males, 219 married females, 57 widowed persons, 37 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 872 single persons under 18, 461 single males under 18, 411 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 239 inhabited houses, 239 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 55,629 bushels of potatoes, 28,571 bushels of buckwheat, 20,421 bushels of oats, 5,468 acres of hay crops, 5,277 tons of hay, 4,821 bushels of turnips, 2,416 bushels of spring wheat, 675 bushels of other root crops, 357 acres of potatoes, 334 bushels of rye, 255 bushels of corn, 217 bushels of peas and beans, 132 acres of wheat, 7 bushels of barley, 7 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 1,368 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:
NB028003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365766
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampstead_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Hampstead
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). "Hampstead, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/hampstead-nb028003-1881/.