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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q199321. 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 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,856 total population, 929 females, 927 males, 563 married persons, 346 families, 287 married females, 276 married males, 85 widowed persons, 58 widowed females, 27 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,208 single persons under 18, 624 single males under 18, 584 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 334 inhabited houses, 334 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 45,091 bushels of potatoes, 19,821 bushels of buckwheat, 14,534 bushels of oats, 5,957 tons of hay, 4,752 acres of hay crops, 4,388 bushels of turnips, 3,124 bushels of spring wheat, 2,119 bushels of other root crops, 324 acres of potatoes, 162 acres of wheat, 153 bushels of barley, 73 bushels of rye, 72 bushels of peas and beans, 22 bushels of corn, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Butler | 1857–1915 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,856 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:
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: Q199321
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Norton
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/.