Sackville, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Sackville was a census subdivision in Westmoreland County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,882. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365883. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.971°N, 64.379°W.
Population
In 1881, Sackville had a population of 4,882: 2,524 male and 2,358 female residents. Population density was 19.5 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, Sackville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| FAM NO | 895 |
| Number of families | 895 |
| Number of females | 2,358 |
| Number of males | 2,524 |
| Number of married females | 792 |
| Number of married males | 800 |
| Number of married persons | 1,592 |
| Number of widowed females | 99 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 144 |
| POP TOT | 4,882 |
| Total population | 4,882 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,467 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,679 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,146 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 799 |
| Number of occupied houses | 800 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 9,302 |
| Acres of potatoes | 603 |
| Acres of wheat | 628 |
| BAR BU | 5,206 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,206 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,494 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,814 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 25,000 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 309 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 102,851 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,988 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 35,434 |
| BWT BU | 9,494 |
| CRN BU | 7 |
| HAY AC | 9,302 |
| HAY TONS | 14,251 |
| OAT BU | 26,814 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 309 |
| POT AC | 603 |
| POT BU | 102,851 |
| RYE BU | 22 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 14,251 |
| WHT AC | 628 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,988 |
Fisheries (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 3 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 66 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 1,355 |
| Number of fishing boats | 6 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 7 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 1 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| BOAT MEN Q | 7 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 6 |
| C UNMD F | 1,467 |
| C UNMD M | 1,679 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,146 |
| CD NAME | Westmoreland |
| D OCC | 800 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 1 |
| FEMALE | 2,358 |
| GRA BU | 64 |
| GSP XB Q | 3 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 799 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 2,524 |
| MD F | 792 |
| MD M | 800 |
| MD TOT | 1,592 |
| NET XX F | 1,355 |
| NUMBER CD | 33 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 25,000 |
| SHD XB Q | 66 |
| TUR BU | 35,434 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 99 |
| WID M | 45 |
| WID TOT | 144 |
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). "Sackville, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/sackville-nb033002-1881/.