Kingsclear, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Kingsclear was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,918. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.868°N, 66.833°W.
Population
In 1881, Kingsclear had a population of 1,918: 976 male and 942 female residents. Population density was 15.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,824 |
| 1881 | 1,918 |
| 1891 | 1,746 |
| 1901 | 1,551 |
| 1911 | 1,401 |
| 1921 | 1,222 |
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, Kingsclear 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 | 326 |
| Number of families | 326 |
| Number of females | 942 |
| Number of males | 976 |
| Number of married females | 266 |
| Number of married males | 263 |
| Number of married persons | 529 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 79 |
| POP TOT | 1,918 |
| Total population | 1,918 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 636 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 674 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,310 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 316 |
| Number of occupied houses | 316 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,448 |
| Acres of potatoes | 356 |
| Acres of wheat | 336 |
| BAR BU | 47 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 15,508 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 919 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 30,514 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,968 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 490 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 59,970 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,173 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 70,961 |
| BWT BU | 15,508 |
| CRN BU | 919 |
| HAY AC | 4,448 |
| HAY TONS | 4,972 |
| OAT BU | 30,514 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 490 |
| POT AC | 356 |
| POT BU | 59,970 |
| RYE BU | 2 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,972 |
| WHT AC | 336 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,173 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 636 |
| C UNMD M | 674 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,310 |
| D OCC | 316 |
| FEMALE | 942 |
| GRA BU | 20 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 316 |
| H UNINH | 27 |
| MALE | 976 |
| MD F | 266 |
| MD M | 263 |
| MD TOT | 529 |
| NUMBER CD | 30 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,968 |
| TUR BU | 70,961 |
| WID F | 40 |
| WID M | 39 |
| WID TOT | 79 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB030008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Kingsclear, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/kingsclear-nb030008-1881/.