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 density was 3.9 people per square mile.
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 257 |
| Number of families | 257 |
| Number of females | 678 |
| Number of males | 704 |
| Number of married females | 233 |
| Number of married males | 233 |
| Number of married persons | 466 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP TOT | 1,382 |
| Total population | 1,382 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 414 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 454 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 868 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 249 |
| Number of occupied houses | 250 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,201 |
| Acres of potatoes | 227 |
| Acres of wheat | 215 |
| BAR BU | 43 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,442 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 321 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,494 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,321 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 352 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,361 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,588 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 14,041 |
| BWT BU | 8,442 |
| CRN BU | 321 |
| HAY AC | 3,201 |
| HAY TONS | 2,633 |
| OAT BU | 25,494 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 352 |
| POT AC | 227 |
| POT BU | 30,361 |
| RYE BU | 101 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,633 |
| WHT AC | 215 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,588 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 414 |
| C UNMD M | 454 |
| C UNMD TOT | 868 |
| D OCC | 250 |
| FEMALE | 678 |
| GRA BU | 19 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 249 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 704 |
| MD F | 233 |
| MD M | 233 |
| MD TOT | 466 |
| NUMBER CD | 30 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,321 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 14,041 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
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/.