Norton, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Norton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,856. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.597°N, 65.745°W.
Population
In 1881, Norton had a population of 1,856: 927 male and 929 female residents. Population density was 26.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,714 |
| 1881 | 1,856 |
| 1891 | 1,605 |
| 1901 | 1,449 |
| 1911 | 1,503 |
| 1921 | 1,514 |
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, Norton 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 | 346 |
| Number of families | 346 |
| Number of females | 929 |
| Number of males | 927 |
| Number of married females | 287 |
| Number of married males | 276 |
| Number of married persons | 563 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 85 |
| POP TOT | 1,856 |
| Total population | 1,856 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 584 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 624 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,208 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 334 |
| Number of occupied houses | 334 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,752 |
| Acres of potatoes | 324 |
| Acres of wheat | 162 |
| BAR BU | 153 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 153 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 19,821 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,534 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,119 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 45,091 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,124 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,388 |
| BWT BU | 19,821 |
| CRN BU | 22 |
| HAY AC | 4,752 |
| HAY TONS | 5,957 |
| OAT BU | 14,534 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 72 |
| POT AC | 324 |
| POT BU | 45,091 |
| RYE BU | 73 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,957 |
| WHT AC | 162 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,124 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 584 |
| C UNMD M | 624 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,208 |
| D OCC | 334 |
| FEMALE | 929 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 334 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 927 |
| MD F | 287 |
| MD M | 276 |
| MD TOT | 563 |
| NUMBER CD | 27 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,119 |
| TUR BU | 4,388 |
| WID F | 58 |
| WID M | 27 |
| WID TOT | 85 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB027008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027008— 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). "Norton, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/norton-nb027008-1881/.