Kingston, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Kingston was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,184. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6413572. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.476°N, 66.019°W.
Population
In 1881, Kingston had a population of 2,184: 1,126 male and 1,058 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,223 |
| 1881 | 2,184 |
| 1891 | 1,811 |
| 1901 | 1,635 |
| 1911 | 1,494 |
| 1921 | 1,322 |
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, Kingston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,184 total population, 1,126 males, 1,058 females, 625 married persons, 415 families, 314 married males, 311 married females, 130 widowed persons, 83 widowed females, 47 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,429 single persons under 18, 765 single males under 18, 664 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 403 inhabited houses, 403 occupied houses, 16 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 30,071 bushels of potatoes, 17,084 bushels of buckwheat, 10,439 bushels of oats, 5,920 bushels of turnips, 4,758 acres of hay crops, 4,609 tons of hay, 2,269 bushels of spring wheat, 1,363 bushels of other root crops, 479 bushels of peas and beans, 250 acres of potatoes, 233 bushels of corn, 126 acres of wheat, 50 bushels of barley, 21 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,184 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:
NB027003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6413572
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Kingston_(Nouveau-Brunswick)
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). "Kingston, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/kingston-nb027003-1881/.