Petersville, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Petersville was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,318. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365871. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.522°N, 66.366°W.
Population
In 1881, Petersville had a population of 2,318: 1,232 male and 1,086 female residents. Population density was 9.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,300 |
| 1881 | 2,318 |
| 1891 | 1,914 |
| 1901 | 1,774 |
| 1911 | 1,572 |
| 1921 | 1,499 |
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, Petersville 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 | 403 |
| Number of families | 403 |
| Number of females | 1,086 |
| Number of males | 1,232 |
| Number of married females | 347 |
| Number of married males | 348 |
| Number of married persons | 695 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 92 |
| POP TOT | 2,318 |
| Total population | 2,318 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 683 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 848 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,531 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 15 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 403 |
| Number of occupied houses | 403 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 36 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,467 |
| Acres of potatoes | 475 |
| Acres of wheat | 231 |
| BAR BU | 7 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 27,730 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 41,306 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,670 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 220 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 50,353 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,093 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,157 |
| BWT BU | 27,730 |
| CRN BU | 15 |
| HAY AC | 6,467 |
| HAY TONS | 4,901 |
| OAT BU | 41,306 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 220 |
| POT AC | 475 |
| POT BU | 50,353 |
| RYE BU | 54 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,901 |
| WHT AC | 231 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,093 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 683 |
| C UNMD M | 848 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,531 |
| D OCC | 403 |
| FEMALE | 1,086 |
| GRA BU | 61 |
| H CON | 15 |
| H INHAB | 403 |
| H UNINH | 36 |
| MALE | 1,232 |
| MD F | 347 |
| MD M | 348 |
| MD TOT | 695 |
| NUMBER CD | 28 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,670 |
| TUR BU | 7,157 |
| WID F | 56 |
| WID M | 36 |
| WID TOT | 92 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB028001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365871
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petersville_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Petersville
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). "Petersville, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/petersville-nb028001-1881/.