Lincoln, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Lincoln was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 917. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6550896. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.823°N, 66.591°W.
Population
In 1881, Lincoln had a population of 917: 479 male and 438 female residents. Population density was 16.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 845 |
| 1881 | 917 |
| 1891 | 841 |
| 1901 | 770 |
| 1911 | 788 |
| 1921 | 738 |
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, Lincoln 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 | 156 |
| Number of families | 156 |
| Number of females | 438 |
| Number of males | 479 |
| Number of married females | 131 |
| Number of married males | 132 |
| Number of married persons | 263 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP TOT | 917 |
| Total population | 917 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 283 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 330 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 613 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 156 |
| Number of occupied houses | 156 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,002 |
| Acres of potatoes | 209 |
| Acres of wheat | 157 |
| BAR BU | 60 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,837 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,534 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,297 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 193 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 31,170 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,378 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,781 |
| BWT BU | 4,837 |
| CRN BU | 69 |
| HAY AC | 2,002 |
| HAY TONS | 2,609 |
| OAT BU | 14,534 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 193 |
| POT AC | 209 |
| POT BU | 31,170 |
| RYE BU | 43 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,609 |
| WHT AC | 157 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,378 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 283 |
| C UNMD M | 330 |
| C UNMD TOT | 613 |
| D OCC | 156 |
| FEMALE | 438 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 156 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 479 |
| MD F | 131 |
| MD M | 132 |
| MD TOT | 263 |
| NUMBER CD | 29 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,297 |
| TUR BU | 10,781 |
| WID F | 24 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB029003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB033004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6550896
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Lincoln_(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). "Lincoln, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/lincoln-nb029003-1881/.