New Maryland, New Brunswick (1881 census)
New Maryland was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 448. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365856. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.722°N, 66.808°W.
Population
In 1881, New Maryland had a population of 448: 229 male and 219 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 488 |
| 1881 | 448 |
| 1891 | 409 |
| 1901 | 387 |
| 1911 | 373 |
| 1921 | 367 |
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, New Maryland shared boundaries with:
- Dumbarton
- Fredericton, Carleton, Ward—Quartier
- Fredericton, King’s, Ward—Quartier
- Fredericton, Queen’s, Ward—Quartier
- Fredericton, St. Ann’s, Ward—Quartier
- Fredericton, Wellington, Ward—Quartier
- Gladstone
- Kingsclear
- Lincoln
- Manners Sutton
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 448 total population, 229 males, 219 females, 148 married persons, 82 families, 74 married females, 74 married males, 20 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 280 single persons under 18, 150 single males under 18, 130 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 80 inhabited houses, 80 occupied houses, 7 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 14,061 bushels of potatoes, 5,363 bushels of oats, 2,873 bushels of buckwheat, 2,242 bushels of turnips, 956 tons of hay, 687 acres of hay crops, 545 bushels of spring wheat, 193 bushels of other root crops, 90 acres of potatoes, 65 bushels of peas and beans, 33 acres of wheat, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 7 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Medley | 1804–1892 | died here |
| William Brydone Jack | 1817–1886 | died here |
| Andrew Rainsford Wetmore | 1820–1892 | died here |
| John Pickard | 1824–1883 | died here |
| Walter M. Buck | 1826–1881 | died here |
| John Babbitt | 1845–1889 | died here |
| Rebecca Agatha Armour | 1845–1891 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 448 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:
NB030006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365856
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Maryland_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_New_Maryland
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). "New Maryland, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/new-maryland-nb030006-1881/.