Prince William, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Prince William was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,382. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.709°N, 67.269°W.
Population
In 1881, Prince William had a population of 1,382: 704 male and 678 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,338 |
| 1881 | 1,382 |
| 1891 | 1,398 |
| 1901 | 915 |
| 1911 | 722 |
| 1921 | 774 |
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 contained Prince William, 1871 (54.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Prince William shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,382 total population, 704 males, 678 females, 466 married persons, 257 families, 233 married females, 233 married males, 48 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 868 single persons under 18, 454 single males under 18, 414 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 250 occupied houses, 249 inhabited houses, 7 houses under construction, 7 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 30,361 bushels of potatoes, 25,494 bushels of oats, 14,041 bushels of turnips, 8,442 bushels of buckwheat, 3,588 bushels of spring wheat, 3,201 acres of hay crops, 2,633 tons of hay, 1,321 bushels of other root crops, 352 bushels of peas and beans, 321 bushels of corn, 227 acres of potatoes, 215 acres of wheat, 101 bushels of rye, 43 bushels of barley, 19 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,382 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:
NB030009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365874
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_William_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Prince-William
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). "Prince William, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/prince-william-nb030009-1881/.