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 density was 24.0 people per square mile.
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 531 |
| Number of families | 531 |
| Number of females | 1,490 |
| Number of males | 1,522 |
| Number of married females | 497 |
| Number of married males | 495 |
| Number of married persons | 992 |
| Number of widowed females | 73 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 89 |
| POP TOT | 3,012 |
| Total population | 3,012 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 920 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,011 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,931 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 497 |
| Number of occupied houses | 497 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,794 |
| Acres of potatoes | 408 |
| Acres of wheat | 303 |
| BAR BU | 313 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 313 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,717 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 155 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,045 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 909 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 293 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 72,288 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 262 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,832 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,830 |
| BWT BU | 12,717 |
| CRN BU | 9 |
| HAY AC | 3,794 |
| HAY TONS | 5,711 |
| OAT BU | 18,045 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 293 |
| POT AC | 408 |
| POT BU | 72,288 |
| RYE BU | 262 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,711 |
| WHT AC | 303 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,832 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 920 |
| C UNMD M | 1,011 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,931 |
| D OCC | 497 |
| FEMALE | 1,490 |
| GRA BU | 155 |
| H CON | 11 |
| H INHAB | 497 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 1,522 |
| MD F | 497 |
| MD M | 495 |
| MD TOT | 992 |
| NUMBER CD | 23 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 909 |
| TUR BU | 4,830 |
| WID F | 73 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 89 |
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/.