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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365833. 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 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,918 total population, 976 males, 942 females, 529 married persons, 326 families, 266 married females, 263 married males, 79 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 39 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,310 single persons under 18, 674 single males under 18, 636 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 316 inhabited houses, 316 occupied houses, 27 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 70,961 bushels of turnips, 59,970 bushels of potatoes, 30,514 bushels of oats, 15,508 bushels of buckwheat, 6,173 bushels of spring wheat, 4,972 tons of hay, 4,448 acres of hay crops, 3,968 bushels of other root crops, 919 bushels of corn, 490 bushels of peas and beans, 356 acres of potatoes, 336 acres of wheat, 47 bushels of barley, 20 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,918 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:
NB030008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036005_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365833
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsclear_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Kingsclear
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/.