Moncton, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Moncton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,569. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365851. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.160°N, 64.868°W.
Population
In 1881, Moncton had a population of 4,569: 2,416 male and 2,153 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 4,569 |
| 1891 | 5,165 |
| 1901 | 5,587 |
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, Moncton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,569 total population, 2,416 males, 2,153 females, 1,415 married persons, 777 families, 708 married females, 707 married males, 142 widowed persons, 88 widowed females, 54 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,012 single persons under 18, 1,655 single males under 18, 1,357 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 766 occupied houses, 765 inhabited houses, 19 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 133,385 bushels of potatoes, 43,656 bushels of buckwheat, 42,120 bushels of oats, 16,399 bushels of turnips, 8,606 tons of hay, 7,728 bushels of spring wheat, 6,563 acres of hay crops, 2,446 bushels of other root crops, 950 bushels of barley, 844 acres of potatoes, 581 bushels of peas and beans, 504 acres of wheat, 170 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 131 bushels of corn, 5 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,569 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:
NB033007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024004_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365851
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moncton_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_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, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/moncton-nb033007-1881/.