Moncton, City—Cité, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Moncton, City—Cité was a city in Westmoreland County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,032. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q457334. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.093°N, 64.789°W.
Population
In 1881, Moncton, City—Cité had a population of 5,032: 2,513 male and 2,519 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 5,032 |
| 1891 | 8,762 |
| 1901 | 9,026 |
| 1911 | 11,345 |
| 1921 | 17,488 |
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 Moncton, 1871 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Moncton, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 66 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 950 |
| Number of families | 950 |
| Number of females | 2,519 |
| Number of males | 2,513 |
| Number of married females | 834 |
| Number of married males | 826 |
| Number of married persons | 1,660 |
| Number of widowed females | 126 |
| Number of widowed males | 57 |
| Number of widowed persons | 183 |
| POP TOT | 5,032 |
| Total population | 5,032 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,559 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,630 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,189 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 799 |
| Number of occupied houses | 799 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 437 |
| Acres of potatoes | 28 |
| Acres of wheat | 10 |
| BAR BU | 60 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 685 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,604 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,354 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 285 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,896 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 181 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 654 |
| BWT BU | 685 |
| CRN BU | 52 |
| HAY AC | 437 |
| HAY TONS | 681 |
| OAT BU | 1,604 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 285 |
| POT AC | 28 |
| POT BU | 6,896 |
| RYE BU | 51 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 681 |
| WHT AC | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 181 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,559 |
| C UNMD M | 1,630 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,189 |
| CD NAME | Westmoreland |
| D OCC | 799 |
| FEMALE | 2,519 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| H CON | 10 |
| H INHAB | 799 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 2,513 |
| MD F | 834 |
| MD M | 826 |
| MD TOT | 1,660 |
| NUMBER CD | 33 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,354 |
| TUR BU | 654 |
| WID F | 126 |
| WID M | 57 |
| WID TOT | 183 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB033006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB035009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q457334
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moncton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moncton
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). "Moncton, City—Cité, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/moncton-city-cit-nb033006-1881/.