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 density was 27.0 people per square mile.
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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 415 |
| Number of families | 415 |
| Number of females | 1,058 |
| Number of males | 1,126 |
| Number of married females | 311 |
| Number of married males | 314 |
| Number of married persons | 625 |
| Number of widowed females | 83 |
| Number of widowed males | 47 |
| Number of widowed persons | 130 |
| POP TOT | 2,184 |
| Total population | 2,184 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 664 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 765 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,429 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 403 |
| Number of occupied houses | 403 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,758 |
| Acres of potatoes | 250 |
| Acres of wheat | 126 |
| BAR BU | 50 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 17,084 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 233 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,439 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,363 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 479 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,071 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,269 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,920 |
| BWT BU | 17,084 |
| CRN BU | 233 |
| HAY AC | 4,758 |
| HAY TONS | 4,609 |
| OAT BU | 10,439 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 479 |
| POT AC | 250 |
| POT BU | 30,071 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,609 |
| WHT AC | 126 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,269 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 664 |
| C UNMD M | 765 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,429 |
| D OCC | 403 |
| FEMALE | 1,058 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 403 |
| H UNINH | 16 |
| MALE | 1,126 |
| MD F | 311 |
| MD M | 314 |
| MD TOT | 625 |
| NUMBER CD | 27 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,363 |
| TUR BU | 5,920 |
| WID F | 83 |
| WID M | 47 |
| WID TOT | 130 |
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/.