Rothesay, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Rothesay was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,267. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365880. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.416°N, 65.916°W.
Population
In 1881, Rothesay had a population of 1,267: 633 male and 634 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,063 |
| 1881 | 1,267 |
| 1891 | 1,053 |
| 1901 | 1,032 |
| 1911 | 1,265 |
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, Rothesay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,267 total population, 634 females, 633 males, 387 married persons, 236 families, 195 married females, 192 married males, 61 widowed persons, 37 widowed females, 24 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 819 single persons under 18, 417 single males under 18, 402 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 236 inhabited houses, 236 occupied houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 20,773 bushels of potatoes, 8,569 bushels of oats, 4,480 bushels of buckwheat, 2,833 tons of hay, 2,471 bushels of turnips, 2,328 acres of hay crops, 1,672 bushels of other root crops, 697 bushels of spring wheat, 188 acres of potatoes, 160 bushels of peas and beans, 83 bushels of corn, 41 bushels of barley, 34 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,267 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:
NB027004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365880
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothesay_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Rothesay
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). "Rothesay, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/rothesay-nb027004-1881/.