Ludlow, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Ludlow was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 750. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365842. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.599°N, 66.362°W.
Population
In 1881, Ludlow had a population of 750: 412 male and 338 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 605 |
| 1881 | 750 |
| 1891 | 805 |
| 1901 | 993 |
| 1911 | 1,100 |
| 1921 | 1,292 |
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, Ludlow shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 750 total population, 412 males, 338 females, 201 married persons, 123 families, 101 married males, 100 married females, 28 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 521 single persons under 18, 300 single males under 18, 221 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 114 occupied houses, 112 inhabited houses, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 16,291 bushels of potatoes, 10,680 bushels of oats, 3,983 bushels of buckwheat, 2,324 bushels of turnips, 1,406 bushels of spring wheat, 1,123 acres of hay crops, 1,098 tons of hay, 289 bushels of other root crops, 142 acres of potatoes, 125 bushels of peas and beans, 116 acres of wheat, 42 bushels of corn, 13 bushels of rye, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 105 fathoms of fishing nets, 7 barrels of gaspareaux, 7 barrels of salmon, 1 fishing boats, 1 men on fishing boats. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 750 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:
NB035005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365842
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Ludlow
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). "Ludlow, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/ludlow-nb035005-1881/.