Kent, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Kent was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,001. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365832. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.620°N, 67.299°W.
Population
In 1881, Kent had a population of 3,001: 1,600 male and 1,401 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,010 |
| 1881 | 3,001 |
| 1891 | 2,786 |
| 1901 | 2,779 |
| 1911 | 2,724 |
| 1921 | 2,816 |
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, Kent shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,001 total population, 1,600 males, 1,401 females, 933 married persons, 510 families, 472 married males, 461 married females, 73 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 30 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,995 single persons under 18, 1,098 single males under 18, 897 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 509 occupied houses, 502 inhabited houses, 25 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction, 7 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 85,327 bushels of oats, 70,741 bushels of potatoes, 57,551 bushels of buckwheat, 24,110 bushels of turnips, 12,107 bushels of spring wheat, 4,036 acres of hay crops, 3,261 tons of hay, 908 bushels of peas and beans, 842 acres of wheat, 521 acres of potatoes, 498 bushels of other root crops, 179 bushels of corn, 174 bushels of barley, 137 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 100 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,001 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:
NB031007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365832
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Kent
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). "Kent, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/kent-nb031007-1881/.