Kars, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Kars was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 544. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1285055. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.619°N, 65.969°W.
Population
In 1881, Kars had a population of 544: 272 male and 272 female residents. Population density was 18.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 619 |
| 1881 | 544 |
| 1891 | 503 |
| 1901 | 427 |
| 1911 | 352 |
| 1921 | 340 |
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, Kars shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 112 |
| Number of families | 112 |
| Number of females | 272 |
| Number of males | 272 |
| Number of married females | 95 |
| Number of married males | 98 |
| Number of married persons | 193 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| POP TOT | 544 |
| Total population | 544 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 160 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 167 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 327 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 104 |
| Number of occupied houses | 104 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,427 |
| Acres of potatoes | 151 |
| Acres of wheat | 93 |
| BAR BU | 8 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,894 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,922 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 242 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 121 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,345 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,192 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,252 |
| BWT BU | 12,894 |
| CRN BU | 103 |
| HAY AC | 2,427 |
| HAY TONS | 1,911 |
| OAT BU | 5,922 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 121 |
| POT AC | 151 |
| POT BU | 13,345 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,911 |
| WHT AC | 93 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,192 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 160 |
| C UNMD M | 167 |
| C UNMD TOT | 327 |
| D OCC | 104 |
| FEMALE | 272 |
| GRA BU | 18 |
| H INHAB | 104 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 272 |
| MD F | 95 |
| MD M | 98 |
| MD TOT | 193 |
| NUMBER CD | 27 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 242 |
| TUR BU | 1,252 |
| WID F | 17 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB027006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1285055
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kars_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Kars
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). "Kars, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/kars-nb027006-1881/.