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 density was 2.5 people per square mile.
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 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 82 |
| Number of families | 82 |
| Number of females | 219 |
| Number of males | 229 |
| Number of married females | 74 |
| Number of married males | 74 |
| Number of married persons | 148 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP TOT | 448 |
| Total population | 448 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 130 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 150 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 280 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 80 |
| Number of occupied houses | 80 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 687 |
| Acres of potatoes | 90 |
| Acres of wheat | 33 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,873 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,363 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 193 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,061 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 545 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,242 |
| BWT BU | 2,873 |
| HAY AC | 687 |
| HAY TONS | 956 |
| OAT BU | 5,363 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 65 |
| POT AC | 90 |
| POT BU | 14,061 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 956 |
| WHT AC | 33 |
| WHT SP BU | 545 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 130 |
| C UNMD M | 150 |
| C UNMD TOT | 280 |
| D OCC | 80 |
| FEMALE | 219 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 80 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 229 |
| MD F | 74 |
| MD M | 74 |
| MD TOT | 148 |
| NUMBER CD | 30 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 193 |
| TUR BU | 2,242 |
| WID F | 15 |
| WID M | 5 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
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/.