Musquash, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Musquash was a census subdivision in 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 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 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 998 total population, 525 males, 473 females, 312 married persons, 174 families, 158 married females, 154 married males, 44 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 18 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 642 single persons under 18, 353 single males under 18, 289 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 159 inhabited houses, 159 occupied houses, 12 houses under construction, 11 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 12,484 bushels of potatoes, 2,466 bushels of oats, 1,513 bushels of turnips, 924 tons of hay, 764 acres of hay crops, 373 bushels of other root crops, 329 bushels of buckwheat, 137 bushels of spring wheat, 105 acres of potatoes, 20 bushels of peas and beans, 10 acres of wheat, 5 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 11,251 fathoms of fishing nets, 2,770 barrels of herring or alewives, 862 barrels of other fish, 763 gallons of fish oil, 538 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 86 barrels of salmon, 86 men on fishing boats, 63 quintals of cod, 56 fishing boats, 53 men on fishing vessels, 13 fishing vessels, 7 barrels of mackerel, 3 barrels of trout. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 998 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:
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/.