Newcastle, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Newcastle was a census subdivision in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,209. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365857. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.156°N, 65.553°W.
Population
In 1881, Newcastle had a population of 4,209: 2,165 male and 2,044 female residents. Population density was 16.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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, Newcastle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 98 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| FAM NO | 744 |
| Number of families | 744 |
| Number of females | 2,044 |
| Number of males | 2,165 |
| Number of married females | 585 |
| Number of married males | 579 |
| Number of married persons | 1,164 |
| Number of widowed females | 125 |
| Number of widowed males | 68 |
| Number of widowed persons | 193 |
| POP TOT | 4,209 |
| Total population | 4,209 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,334 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,518 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,852 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 736 |
| Number of occupied houses | 737 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,303 |
| Acres of potatoes | 383 |
| Acres of wheat | 461 |
| BAR BU | 327 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 327 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,251 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,615 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,250 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 152 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 65,582 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,916 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 18,986 |
| BWT BU | 1,251 |
| CRN BU | 22 |
| HAY AC | 2,303 |
| HAY TONS | 2,563 |
| OAT BU | 23,615 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 152 |
| POT AC | 383 |
| POT BU | 65,582 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,563 |
| WHT AC | 461 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,916 |
Fisheries (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 48 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 256 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 69 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 1,001 |
| Barrels of oysters produced in the past year | 52 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 65 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 3 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 3,563 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 10 |
| Number of fishing boats | 48 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 1 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 61 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 4 |
| Number of shoremen | 10 |
| Pounds of lobster canned in the past year | 50,000 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 65 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 256 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 61 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 48 |
| C UNMD F | 1,334 |
| C UNMD M | 1,518 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,852 |
| CD NAME | Northumberland |
| COD DX K | 65 |
| D OCC | 737 |
| FEMALE | 2,044 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 10 |
| GRA BU | 41 |
| GSP XB Q | 48 |
| H CON | 11 |
| H INHAB | 736 |
| H UNINH | 35 |
| LOB XC P | 50,000 |
| MALE | 2,165 |
| MCK XB Q | 69 |
| MD F | 585 |
| MD M | 579 |
| MD TOT | 1,164 |
| NET XX F | 3,563 |
| NUMBER CD | 35 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 1,001 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,250 |
| OYS XB Q | 52 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 10 |
| SLM XB Q | 65 |
| TRT XB Q | 3 |
| TUR BU | 18,986 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 4 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 1 |
| WID F | 125 |
| WID M | 68 |
| WID TOT | 193 |
Identifiers
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). "Newcastle, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/newcastle-nb035002-1881/.