Saint Martin's, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Saint Martin's was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,558. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365907. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.455°N, 65.439°W.
Population
In 1881, Saint Martin's had a population of 2,558: 1,327 male and 1,231 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,410 |
| 1881 | 2,558 |
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, Saint Martin's shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,558 total population, 1,327 males, 1,231 females, 811 married persons, 488 families, 406 married females, 405 married males, 108 widowed persons, 71 widowed females, 37 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,639 single persons under 18, 885 single males under 18, 754 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 464 occupied houses, 463 inhabited houses, 40 uninhabited houses, 14 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 37,916 bushels of potatoes, 13,115 bushels of oats, 5,405 bushels of buckwheat, 2,790 tons of hay, 2,680 bushels of turnips, 2,452 acres of hay crops, 521 bushels of other root crops, 351 acres of potatoes, 249 bushels of spring wheat, 53 bushels of peas and beans, 22 bushels of barley, 21 acres of wheat, 4 bushels of corn, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 474 fathoms of fishing nets, 119 barrels of herring or alewives, 57 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 30 gallons of fish oil, 25 quintals of cod, 13 men on fishing boats, 7 fishing boats, 3 barrels of mackerel, 2 barrels of gaspareaux, 2 quintals of fascines fish, 1 barrels of halibut. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,560 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:
NB025009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025009_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365907
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Martins_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saint-Martins
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). "Saint Martin's, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/saint-martin-s-nb025009-1881/.