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 density was 25.3 people per square mile.
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 200 |
| Number of families | 200 |
| Number of females | 564 |
| Number of males | 628 |
| Number of married females | 190 |
| Number of married males | 188 |
| Number of married persons | 378 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP TOT | 1,192 |
| Total population | 1,192 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 348 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 430 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 778 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 196 |
| Number of occupied houses | 196 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,574 |
| Acres of potatoes | 187 |
| Acres of wheat | 368 |
| BAR BU | 149 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 149 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 19,088 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 248 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 35,712 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 591 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 403 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,161 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,244 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,094 |
| BWT BU | 19,088 |
| CRN BU | 248 |
| HAY AC | 1,574 |
| HAY TONS | 1,506 |
| OAT BU | 35,712 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 403 |
| POT AC | 187 |
| POT BU | 26,161 |
| RYE BU | 39 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,506 |
| WHT AC | 368 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,244 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 348 |
| C UNMD M | 430 |
| C UNMD TOT | 778 |
| D OCC | 196 |
| FEMALE | 564 |
| GRA BU | 58 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 196 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 628 |
| MD F | 190 |
| MD M | 188 |
| MD TOT | 378 |
| NUMBER CD | 31 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 591 |
| TUR BU | 7,094 |
| WID F | 26 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
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/.