North Esk, New Brunswick (1881 census)
North Esk was a census subdivision in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,538. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.255°N, 66.255°W.
Population
In 1881, North Esk had a population of 1,538: 821 male and 717 female residents. Population density was 1.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,186 |
| 1881 | 1,538 |
| 1891 | 1,589 |
| 1901 | 1,664 |
| 1911 | 1,789 |
| 1921 | 1,780 |
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 North Esk, 1871 (57.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, North Esk shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 92 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 245 |
| Number of families | 245 |
| Number of females | 717 |
| Number of males | 821 |
| Number of married females | 216 |
| Number of married males | 217 |
| Number of married persons | 433 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP TOT | 1,538 |
| Total population | 1,538 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 475 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 575 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,050 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 239 |
| Number of occupied houses | 239 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,498 |
| Acres of potatoes | 270 |
| Acres of wheat | 88 |
| BAR BU | 9 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,206 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,104 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 136 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,527 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,079 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,093 |
| BWT BU | 3,206 |
| CRN BU | 11 |
| HAY AC | 1,498 |
| HAY TONS | 1,754 |
| OAT BU | 21,104 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 136 |
| POT AC | 270 |
| POT BU | 32,527 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,754 |
| WHT AC | 88 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,079 |
Fisheries (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 25 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 3 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 10 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 8 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 251 |
| Barrels of oysters produced in the past year | 30 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 68 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 29 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 5 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 2,434 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 50 |
| Number of fishing boats | 7 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 9 |
| Number of shoremen | 4 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 20 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 10 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 9 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 7 |
| C UNMD F | 475 |
| C UNMD M | 575 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,050 |
| CD NAME | Northumberland |
| COD DX K | 20 |
| D OCC | 239 |
| EEL XB Q | 25 |
| FEMALE | 717 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 50 |
| GSP XB Q | 3 |
| H CON | 12 |
| H INHAB | 239 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 821 |
| MCK XB Q | 8 |
| MD F | 216 |
| MD M | 217 |
| MD TOT | 433 |
| NET XX F | 2,434 |
| NUMBER CD | 35 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 251 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 120 |
| OYS XB Q | 30 |
| SHD XB Q | 29 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 4 |
| SLM XB Q | 68 |
| TRT XB Q | 5 |
| TUR BU | 5,093 |
| WID F | 26 |
| WID M | 29 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB035003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "North Esk, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/north-esk-nb035003-1881/.