Lancaster, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Lancaster was a census subdivision in St. John (County) County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,333. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.228°N, 66.182°W.
Population
In 1881, Lancaster had a population of 4,333: 2,229 male and 2,104 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,821 |
| 1881 | 4,333 |
| 1891 | 4,211 |
| 1901 | 5,278 |
| 1911 | 5,886 |
| 1921 | 7,301 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Lancaster, 1871 (32.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Lancaster shared boundaries with:
- Musquash
- St. John, Albert Ward—Quartier
- St. John, Brook’s, Ward—Quartier
- St. John, Guy’s, Ward—Quartier
- Westfield
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 92 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 743 |
| Number of families | 743 |
| Number of females | 2,104 |
| Number of males | 2,229 |
| Number of married females | 665 |
| Number of married males | 671 |
| Number of married persons | 1,336 |
| Number of widowed females | 117 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 160 |
| POP TOT | 4,333 |
| Total population | 4,333 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,322 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,515 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,837 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 26 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 716 |
| Number of occupied houses | 716 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 64 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,530 |
| Acres of potatoes | 154 |
| Acres of wheat | 23 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 796 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,637 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,116 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,648 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 278 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,926 |
| BWT BU | 796 |
| CRN BU | 8 |
| HAY AC | 1,530 |
| HAY TONS | 2,177 |
| OAT BU | 8,637 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 87 |
| POT AC | 154 |
| POT BU | 20,648 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,177 |
| WHT AC | 23 |
| WHT SP BU | 278 |
Fisheries (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 172 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 2,875 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 7 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 308 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 86 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 1 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 26,925 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 229 |
| Number of fishing boats | 60 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 10 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 105 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 38 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 672 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 1 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 761 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 2,875 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 105 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 60 |
| C UNMD F | 1,322 |
| C UNMD M | 1,515 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,837 |
| CD NAME | St. John (County) |
| COD DX K | 672 |
| D OCC | 716 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 1 |
| FEMALE | 2,104 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 229 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| GSP XB Q | 172 |
| H CON | 26 |
| H INHAB | 716 |
| H UNINH | 64 |
| HAD DX K | 761 |
| MALE | 2,229 |
| MCK XB Q | 7 |
| MD F | 665 |
| MD M | 671 |
| MD TOT | 1,336 |
| NET XX F | 26,925 |
| NUMBER CD | 25 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,116 |
| SHD XB Q | 86 |
| SLM XB Q | 308 |
| TRT XB Q | 1 |
| TUR BU | 11,926 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 38 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 10 |
| WID F | 117 |
| WID M | 43 |
| WID TOT | 160 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB032001— 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). "Lancaster, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/lancaster-nb025001-1881/.