Northampton, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Northampton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,118. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365862. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.132°N, 67.471°W.
Population
In 1881, Northampton had a population of 1,118: 585 male and 533 female residents. Population density was 11.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 935 |
| 1881 | 1,118 |
| 1891 | 1,110 |
| 1901 | 1,125 |
| 1911 | 1,126 |
| 1921 | 942 |
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, Northampton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 190 |
| Number of families | 190 |
| Number of females | 533 |
| Number of males | 585 |
| Number of married females | 176 |
| Number of married males | 175 |
| Number of married persons | 351 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP TOT | 1,118 |
| Total population | 1,118 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 338 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 398 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 736 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 190 |
| Number of occupied houses | 190 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,241 |
| Acres of potatoes | 210 |
| Acres of wheat | 272 |
| BAR BU | 351 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 351 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 11,028 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 77 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 597 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 36,391 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,018 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 463 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,669 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,116 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,760 |
| BWT BU | 11,028 |
| CRN BU | 597 |
| HAY AC | 2,241 |
| HAY TONS | 2,627 |
| OAT BU | 36,391 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 463 |
| POT AC | 210 |
| POT BU | 30,669 |
| RYE BU | 5 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,627 |
| WHT AC | 272 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,116 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 338 |
| C UNMD M | 398 |
| C UNMD TOT | 736 |
| D OCC | 190 |
| FEMALE | 533 |
| GRA BU | 77 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 190 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 585 |
| MD F | 176 |
| MD M | 175 |
| MD TOT | 351 |
| NUMBER CD | 31 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,018 |
| TUR BU | 5,760 |
| WID F | 19 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB031011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365862
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northampton_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Northampton
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). "Northampton, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/northampton-nb031011-1881/.