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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,332 |
| 1881 | 1,298 |
| 1891 | 1,881 |
| 1901 | 2,026 |
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 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,298 total population, 673 females, 625 males, 417 married persons, 251 families, 209 married females, 208 married males, 41 widowed females, 41 widowed persons. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 840 single persons under 18, 423 single females under 18, 417 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 245 occupied houses, 242 inhabited houses, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 22,560 bushels of potatoes, 7,897 bushels of oats, 7,308 bushels of buckwheat, 3,279 tons of hay, 2,801 acres of hay crops, 1,660 bushels of turnips, 1,456 bushels of spring wheat, 919 bushels of other root crops, 192 acres of potatoes, 74 acres of wheat, 53 bushels of barley, 33 bushels of peas and beans, 6 bushels of corn, 1 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 1,298 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:
NB027005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB018004— 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/.