Perth, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Perth was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,683. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365866. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.715°N, 67.609°W.
Population
In 1881, Perth had a population of 1,683: 917 male and 766 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,683 |
| 1891 | 1,792 |
| 1901 | 1,663 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Perth, 1871 (37.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Perth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,683 total population, 917 males, 766 females, 494 married persons, 308 families, 247 married females, 247 married males, 52 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 24 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,137 single persons under 18, 646 single males under 18, 491 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 286 occupied houses, 283 inhabited houses, 18 uninhabited houses, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 32,899 bushels of oats, 30,580 bushels of potatoes, 17,053 bushels of turnips, 16,047 bushels of buckwheat, 6,573 bushels of spring wheat, 1,613 acres of hay crops, 1,560 tons of hay, 591 bushels of peas and beans, 458 acres of wheat, 381 bushels of other root crops, 274 bushels of barley, 242 acres of potatoes, 93 bushels of corn, 59 bushels of winter wheat, 37 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,683 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:
NB032011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023007_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365866
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Perth
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). "Perth, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/perth-nb032011-1881/.