Peel, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Peel was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,192. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7160236. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.407°N, 67.531°W.
Population
In 1881, Peel had a population of 1,192: 628 male and 564 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 930 |
| 1881 | 1,192 |
| 1891 | 1,318 |
| 1901 | 1,301 |
| 1911 | 1,519 |
| 1921 | 1,414 |
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, Peel 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 1,192 total population, 628 males, 564 females, 378 married persons, 200 families, 190 married females, 188 married males, 36 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 778 single persons under 18, 430 single males under 18, 348 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 196 inhabited houses, 196 occupied houses, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 35,712 bushels of oats, 26,161 bushels of potatoes, 19,088 bushels of buckwheat, 7,094 bushels of turnips, 5,244 bushels of spring wheat, 1,574 acres of hay crops, 1,506 tons of hay, 591 bushels of other root crops, 403 bushels of peas and beans, 368 acres of wheat, 248 bushels of corn, 187 acres of potatoes, 149 bushels of barley, 58 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 39 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,192 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:
NB031009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7160236
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peel_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Peel
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). "Peel, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/peel-nb031009-1881/.