Hillsborough, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Hillsborough was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,012. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365768. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.905°N, 64.766°W.
Population
In 1881, Hillsborough had a population of 3,012: 1,522 male and 1,490 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,995 |
| 1881 | 3,012 |
| 1891 | 2,677 |
| 1901 | 2,907 |
| 1911 | 1,687 |
| 1921 | 2,434 |
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, Hillsborough 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 3,012 total population, 1,522 males, 1,490 females, 992 married persons, 531 families, 497 married females, 495 married males, 89 widowed persons, 73 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,931 single persons under 18, 1,011 single males under 18, 920 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 497 inhabited houses, 497 occupied houses, 20 uninhabited houses, 11 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 72,288 bushels of potatoes, 18,045 bushels of oats, 12,717 bushels of buckwheat, 5,711 tons of hay, 4,832 bushels of spring wheat, 4,830 bushels of turnips, 3,794 acres of hay crops, 909 bushels of other root crops, 408 acres of potatoes, 313 bushels of barley, 303 acres of wheat, 293 bushels of peas and beans, 262 bushels of rye, 155 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,012 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:
NB023002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB022005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365768
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsborough_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Hillsborough
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). "Hillsborough, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/hillsborough-nb023002-1881/.