Queensbury, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Queensbury was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,672. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365876. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.994°N, 67.065°W.
Population
In 1881, Queensbury had a population of 1,672: 873 male and 799 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,685 |
| 1881 | 1,672 |
| 1891 | 1,540 |
| 1901 | 1,392 |
| 1911 | 1,199 |
| 1921 | 1,164 |
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, Queensbury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,672 total population, 873 males, 799 females, 562 married persons, 323 families, 281 married females, 281 married males, 66 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,044 single persons under 18, 570 single males under 18, 474 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 301 inhabited houses, 301 occupied houses, 8 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 51,529 bushels of potatoes, 38,580 bushels of oats, 16,517 bushels of buckwheat, 13,479 bushels of turnips, 5,130 bushels of spring wheat, 5,038 acres of hay crops, 4,226 tons of hay, 1,553 bushels of other root crops, 897 bushels of corn, 384 bushels of peas and beans, 371 acres of potatoes, 347 acres of wheat, 62 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 46 bushels of barley. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,673 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:
NB030014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365876
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensbury_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Queensbury
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). "Queensbury, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/queensbury-nb030014-1881/.