Madawaska, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Madawaska was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 966. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6726557. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.385°N, 68.341°W.
Population
In 1881, Madawaska had a population of 966: 497 male and 469 female residents. Population density was 35.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,816 |
| 1881 | 966 |
| 1891 | 1,683 |
| 1901 | 1,882 |
| 1911 | 988 |
| 1921 | 876 |
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 Madawaska, 1871 (6.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Madawaska, 1891 (28.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Madawaska shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 157 |
| Number of families | 157 |
| Number of females | 469 |
| Number of males | 497 |
| Number of married females | 152 |
| Number of married males | 155 |
| Number of married persons | 307 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP TOT | 966 |
| Total population | 966 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 298 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 331 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 629 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 149 |
| Number of occupied houses | 149 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 529 |
| Acres of potatoes | 139 |
| Acres of wheat | 122 |
| BAR BU | 139 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,651 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,628 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 425 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,798 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,168 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 542 |
| BWT BU | 3,651 |
| HAY AC | 529 |
| HAY TONS | 619 |
| OAT BU | 3,628 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 425 |
| POT AC | 139 |
| POT BU | 7,798 |
| RYE BU | 29 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 619 |
| WHT AC | 122 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,168 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 298 |
| C UNMD M | 331 |
| C UNMD TOT | 629 |
| D OCC | 149 |
| FEMALE | 469 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 149 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 497 |
| MD F | 152 |
| MD M | 155 |
| MD TOT | 307 |
| NUMBER CD | 32 |
| TUR BU | 542 |
| WID F | 19 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB032003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB028004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6726557
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madawaska_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Madawaska
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). "Madawaska, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/madawaska-nb032003-1881/.