Musquash, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Musquash was a census subdivision in St. John (County) County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 998. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365852. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.183°N, 66.353°W.
Population
In 1881, Musquash had a population of 998: 525 male and 473 female residents. Population density was 9.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 998 |
| 1891 | 783 |
| 1901 | 741 |
| 1911 | 660 |
| 1921 | 543 |
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 Lancaster, 1871 (67.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Musquash shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 174 |
| Number of families | 174 |
| Number of females | 473 |
| Number of males | 525 |
| Number of married females | 158 |
| Number of married males | 154 |
| Number of married persons | 312 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP TOT | 998 |
| Total population | 998 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 289 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 353 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 642 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 159 |
| Number of occupied houses | 159 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 764 |
| Acres of potatoes | 105 |
| Acres of wheat | 10 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 329 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,466 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 373 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,484 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,513 |
| BWT BU | 329 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 764 |
| HAY TONS | 924 |
| OAT BU | 2,466 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 20 |
| POT AC | 105 |
| POT BU | 12,484 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 924 |
| WHT AC | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 137 |
Fisheries (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 2,770 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 7 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 862 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 86 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 3 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 11,251 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 763 |
| Number of fishing boats | 56 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 13 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 86 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 53 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 63 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 538 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 2,770 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 86 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 56 |
| C UNMD F | 289 |
| C UNMD M | 353 |
| C UNMD TOT | 642 |
| CD NAME | St. John (County) |
| COD DX K | 63 |
| D OCC | 159 |
| FEMALE | 473 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 763 |
| H CON | 12 |
| H INHAB | 159 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| HAD DX K | 538 |
| MALE | 525 |
| MCK XB Q | 7 |
| MD F | 158 |
| MD M | 154 |
| MD TOT | 312 |
| NET XX F | 11,251 |
| NUMBER CD | 25 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 862 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 373 |
| SLM XB Q | 86 |
| TRT XB Q | 3 |
| TUR BU | 1,513 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 53 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 13 |
| WID F | 26 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB032002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365852
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musquash_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Musquash
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). "Musquash, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/musquash-nb025002-1881/.