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 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,118 total population, 585 males, 533 females, 351 married persons, 190 families, 176 married females, 175 married males, 31 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 736 single persons under 18, 398 single males under 18, 338 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 190 inhabited houses, 190 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 36,391 bushels of oats, 30,669 bushels of potatoes, 11,028 bushels of buckwheat, 5,760 bushels of turnips, 4,116 bushels of spring wheat, 2,627 tons of hay, 2,241 acres of hay crops, 2,018 bushels of other root crops, 597 bushels of corn, 463 bushels of peas and beans, 351 bushels of barley, 272 acres of wheat, 210 acres of potatoes, 77 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,118 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:
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/.