Hampton, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Hampton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,298. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365759. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.494°N, 65.834°W.
Population
In 1881, Hampton had a population of 1,298: 625 male and 673 female residents. Population density was 25.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,332 |
| 1881 | 1,298 |
| 1891 | 1,881 |
| 1901 | 2,026 |
| 1911 | 1,197 |
| 1921 | 1,318 |
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, Hampton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 251 |
| Number of families | 251 |
| Number of females | 673 |
| Number of males | 625 |
| Number of married females | 209 |
| Number of married males | 208 |
| Number of married persons | 417 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP TOT | 1,298 |
| Total population | 1,298 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 423 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 417 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 840 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 242 |
| Number of occupied houses | 245 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,801 |
| Acres of potatoes | 192 |
| Acres of wheat | 74 |
| BAR BU | 53 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,308 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,897 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 919 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,560 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,456 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,660 |
| BWT BU | 7,308 |
| CRN BU | 6 |
| HAY AC | 2,801 |
| HAY TONS | 3,279 |
| OAT BU | 7,897 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 33 |
| POT AC | 192 |
| POT BU | 22,560 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,279 |
| WHT AC | 74 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,456 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 423 |
| C UNMD M | 417 |
| C UNMD TOT | 840 |
| D OCC | 245 |
| FEMALE | 673 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| H INHAB | 242 |
| MALE | 625 |
| MD F | 209 |
| MD M | 208 |
| MD TOT | 417 |
| NUMBER CD | 27 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 919 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 1,660 |
| WID F | 41 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB027005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365759
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Hampton
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). "Hampton, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/hampton-nb027005-1881/.