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 density was 24.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,063 |
| 1881 | 1,267 |
| 1891 | 1,053 |
| 1901 | 1,032 |
| 1911 | 1,265 |
| 1921 | 1,168 |
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 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 236 |
| Number of families | 236 |
| Number of females | 634 |
| Number of males | 633 |
| Number of married females | 195 |
| Number of married males | 192 |
| Number of married persons | 387 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP TOT | 1,267 |
| Total population | 1,267 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 402 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 417 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 819 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 236 |
| Number of occupied houses | 236 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,328 |
| Acres of potatoes | 188 |
| Acres of wheat | 34 |
| BAR BU | 41 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,480 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,569 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,672 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 160 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,773 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 697 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,471 |
| BWT BU | 4,480 |
| CRN BU | 83 |
| HAY AC | 2,328 |
| HAY TONS | 2,833 |
| OAT BU | 8,569 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 160 |
| POT AC | 188 |
| POT BU | 20,773 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,833 |
| WHT AC | 34 |
| WHT SP BU | 697 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 402 |
| C UNMD M | 417 |
| C UNMD TOT | 819 |
| D OCC | 236 |
| FEMALE | 634 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 236 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 633 |
| MD F | 195 |
| MD M | 192 |
| MD TOT | 387 |
| NUMBER CD | 27 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,672 |
| TUR BU | 2,471 |
| WID F | 37 |
| WID M | 24 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB027004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027009— 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/.