Ludlow, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Ludlow was a census subdivision in Northumberland County, 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 density was 1.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| FAM NO | 123 |
| Number of families | 123 |
| Number of females | 338 |
| Number of males | 412 |
| Number of married females | 100 |
| Number of married males | 101 |
| Number of married persons | 201 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP TOT | 750 |
| Total population | 750 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 221 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 300 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 521 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 112 |
| Number of occupied houses | 114 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,123 |
| Acres of potatoes | 142 |
| Acres of wheat | 116 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,983 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,680 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 289 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,291 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,406 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,324 |
| BWT BU | 3,983 |
| CRN BU | 42 |
| HAY AC | 1,123 |
| HAY TONS | 1,098 |
| OAT BU | 10,680 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 125 |
| POT AC | 142 |
| POT BU | 16,291 |
| RYE BU | 13 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,098 |
| WHT AC | 116 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,406 |
Fisheries (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 7 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 7 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 105 |
| Number of fishing boats | 1 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 1 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| BOAT MEN Q | 1 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 1 |
| C UNMD F | 221 |
| C UNMD M | 300 |
| C UNMD TOT | 521 |
| CD NAME | Northumberland |
| D OCC | 114 |
| FEMALE | 338 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| GSP XB Q | 7 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 112 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| MALE | 412 |
| MD F | 100 |
| MD M | 101 |
| MD TOT | 201 |
| NET XX F | 105 |
| NUMBER CD | 35 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 289 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| SLM XB Q | 7 |
| TUR BU | 2,324 |
| WID F | 17 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
Identifiers
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/.