Harcourt & Huskisson, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Harcourt & Huskisson was a census subdivision in Kent County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 973. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.414°N, 65.443°W.
Population
In 1881, Harcourt & Huskisson had a population of 973: 525 male and 448 female residents. Population density was 1.5 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Harcourt, 1871 (77.1% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Huskisson, 1871 (22.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Harcourt, 1891 (72.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained NO DATA, 1891 (22.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Harcourt & Huskisson shared boundaries with:
- Acadieville
- Blackville
- Blissfield
- Brunswick
- Chipman
- Moncton
- Nelson
- Salisbury
- St. Mary
- Waterborough
- Weldford
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 168 |
| Number of families | 168 |
| Number of females | 448 |
| Number of males | 525 |
| Number of married females | 137 |
| Number of married males | 139 |
| Number of married persons | 276 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP TOT | 973 |
| Total population | 973 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 301 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 383 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 684 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 156 |
| Number of occupied houses | 162 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 677 |
| Acres of potatoes | 128 |
| Acres of wheat | 89 |
| BAR BU | 18 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,728 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,239 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,076 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 950 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 881 |
| BWT BU | 1,728 |
| CRN BU | 14 |
| HAY AC | 677 |
| HAY TONS | 537 |
| OAT BU | 3,239 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 8 |
| POT AC | 128 |
| POT BU | 15,076 |
| RYE BU | 29 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 537 |
| WHT AC | 89 |
| WHT SP BU | 950 |
Fisheries (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 2 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 15 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 301 |
| C UNMD M | 383 |
| C UNMD TOT | 684 |
| CD NAME | Kent |
| D OCC | 162 |
| FEMALE | 448 |
| GRA BU | 32 |
| GSP XB Q | 2 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 156 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 525 |
| MD F | 137 |
| MD M | 139 |
| MD TOT | 276 |
| NET XX F | 15 |
| NUMBER CD | 34 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 49 |
| SHAN | 6 |
| TUR BU | 881 |
| WID F | 10 |
| WID M | 3 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB034009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB034009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Harcourt & Huskisson, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/harcourt-huskisson-nb034009-1881/.