Richibucto, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Richibucto was a census subdivision in Kent County, 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 density was 34.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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 104 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| FAM NO | 708 |
| Number of families | 708 |
| Number of females | 1,969 |
| Number of males | 2,110 |
| Number of married females | 593 |
| Number of married males | 596 |
| Number of married persons | 1,189 |
| Number of widowed females | 108 |
| Number of widowed males | 54 |
| Number of widowed persons | 162 |
| POP TOT | 4,079 |
| Total population | 4,079 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,268 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,460 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,728 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 688 |
| Number of occupied houses | 688 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,755 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,089 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,462 |
| BAR BU | 520 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 520 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,007 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 167 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 42,878 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 651 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 174,540 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,305 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,336 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,566 |
| BWT BU | 4,007 |
| CRN BU | 167 |
| HAY AC | 2,755 |
| HAY TONS | 3,279 |
| OAT BU | 42,878 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 112 |
| POT AC | 1,089 |
| POT BU | 174,540 |
| RYE BU | 1,305 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,279 |
| WHT AC | 1,462 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,336 |
Fisheries (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 42 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 299 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 479 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 1,272 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 1,655 |
| Barrels of oysters produced in the past year | 165 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 50 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 3 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 2 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 9,819 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 134 |
| Number of fishing boats | 185 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 14 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 275 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 45 |
| Pounds of lobster canned in the past year | 926,001 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 389 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 137 |
Other recorded variables (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 479 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 275 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 185 |
| C UNMD F | 1,268 |
| C UNMD M | 1,460 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,728 |
| CD NAME | Kent |
| COD DX K | 389 |
| D OCC | 688 |
| EEL XB Q | 42 |
| FEMALE | 1,969 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 134 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| GSP XB Q | 299 |
| H CON | 10 |
| H INHAB | 688 |
| H UNINH | 33 |
| HAD DX K | 137 |
| HAL XB Q | 2 |
| LOB XC P | 926,001 |
| MALE | 2,110 |
| MCK XB Q | 1,272 |
| MD F | 593 |
| MD M | 596 |
| MD TOT | 1,189 |
| NET XX F | 9,819 |
| NUMBER CD | 34 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 1,655 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 651 |
| OYS XB Q | 165 |
| SHD XB Q | 3 |
| SLM XB Q | 50 |
| TRT XB Q | 2 |
| TUR BU | 8,566 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 45 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 14 |
| WID F | 108 |
| WID M | 54 |
| WID TOT | 162 |
Identifiers
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/.