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 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 917 total population, 479 males, 438 females, 263 married persons, 156 families, 132 married males, 131 married females, 41 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 613 single persons under 18, 330 single males under 18, 283 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 156 inhabited houses, 156 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 31,170 bushels of potatoes, 14,534 bushels of oats, 10,781 bushels of turnips, 4,837 bushels of buckwheat, 2,609 tons of hay, 2,378 bushels of spring wheat, 2,002 acres of hay crops, 1,297 bushels of other root crops, 209 acres of potatoes, 193 bushels of peas and beans, 157 acres of wheat, 69 bushels of corn, 60 bushels of barley, 43 bushels of rye, 11 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 917 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:
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/.