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 density was 13.8 people per square mile.
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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 323 |
| Number of families | 323 |
| Number of females | 799 |
| Number of males | 873 |
| Number of married females | 281 |
| Number of married males | 281 |
| Number of married persons | 562 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP TOT | 1,672 |
| Total population | 1,672 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 474 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 570 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,044 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 301 |
| Number of occupied houses | 301 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,038 |
| Acres of potatoes | 371 |
| Acres of wheat | 347 |
| BAR BU | 46 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 16,517 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 897 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 38,580 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,553 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 384 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 51,529 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,130 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,479 |
| BWT BU | 16,517 |
| CRN BU | 897 |
| HAY AC | 5,038 |
| HAY TONS | 4,226 |
| OAT BU | 38,580 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 384 |
| POT AC | 371 |
| POT BU | 51,529 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,226 |
| WHT AC | 347 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,130 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 474 |
| C UNMD M | 570 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,044 |
| D OCC | 301 |
| FEMALE | 799 |
| GRA BU | 62 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 301 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 873 |
| MD F | 281 |
| MD M | 281 |
| MD TOT | 562 |
| NUMBER CD | 30 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,553 |
| TUR BU | 13,479 |
| WID F | 44 |
| WID M | 22 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
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/.