Richibucto, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Richibucto was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,079. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365878. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.626°N, 64.844°W.
Population
In 1881, Richibucto had a population of 4,079: 2,110 male and 1,969 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,853 |
| 1881 | 4,079 |
| 1891 | 3,986 |
| 1901 | 3,879 |
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, Richibucto shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,079 total population, 2,110 males, 1,969 females, 1,189 married persons, 708 families, 596 married males, 593 married females, 162 widowed persons, 108 widowed females, 54 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,728 single persons under 18, 1,460 single males under 18, 1,268 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 688 inhabited houses, 688 occupied houses, 33 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 174,540 bushels of potatoes, 42,878 bushels of oats, 9,336 bushels of spring wheat, 8,566 bushels of turnips, 4,007 bushels of buckwheat, 3,279 tons of hay, 2,755 acres of hay crops, 1,462 acres of wheat, 1,305 bushels of rye, 1,089 acres of potatoes, 651 bushels of other root crops, 520 bushels of barley, 167 bushels of corn, 112 bushels of peas and beans, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 9,819 fathoms of fishing nets, 1,655 barrels of other fish, 1,272 barrels of mackerel, 479 barrels of herring or alewives, 389 quintals of cod, 299 barrels of gaspareaux, 275 men on fishing boats, 185 fishing boats, 137 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 134 gallons of fish oil, 50 barrels of salmon, 45 men on fishing vessels, 42 barrels of eels, 14 fishing vessels, 2 barrels of halibut, 2 barrels of trout. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 3 barrels of shad, 926,001 pounds of lobster canned, 165 barrels of oysters — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Joseph O'Leary | 1879–1938 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,079 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:
NB034004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB017005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365878
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richibucto_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Richibouctou
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). "Richibucto, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/richibucto-nb034004-1881/.