Johnston, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Johnston was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,735. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q429276. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.889°N, 65.806°W.
Population
In 1881, Johnston had a population of 1,735: 922 male and 813 female residents. Population density was 11.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,736 |
| 1881 | 1,735 |
| 1891 | 1,588 |
| 1901 | 1,507 |
| 1911 | 1,515 |
| 1921 | 1,454 |
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, Johnston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 315 |
| Number of families | 315 |
| Number of females | 813 |
| Number of males | 922 |
| Number of married females | 285 |
| Number of married males | 285 |
| Number of married persons | 570 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP TOT | 1,735 |
| Total population | 1,735 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 496 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 620 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,116 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 308 |
| Number of occupied houses | 309 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,012 |
| Acres of potatoes | 347 |
| Acres of wheat | 190 |
| BAR BU | 13 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 23,516 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 129 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,905 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 399 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 47,520 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,036 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,350 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,323 |
| BWT BU | 23,516 |
| CRN BU | 129 |
| HAY AC | 4,012 |
| HAY TONS | 4,080 |
| OAT BU | 19,905 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 145 |
| POT AC | 347 |
| POT BU | 47,520 |
| RYE BU | 1,036 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,080 |
| WHT AC | 190 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,350 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 496 |
| C UNMD M | 620 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,116 |
| D OCC | 309 |
| FEMALE | 813 |
| GRA BU | 38 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 308 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 922 |
| MD F | 285 |
| MD M | 285 |
| MD TOT | 570 |
| NUMBER CD | 28 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 399 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 3,323 |
| WID F | 32 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB028008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q429276
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnston_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Johnston
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). "Johnston, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/johnston-nb028008-1881/.