Salisbury, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Salisbury was a census subdivision in Westmoreland County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,211. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7404790. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.074°N, 65.197°W.
Population
In 1881, Salisbury had a population of 4,211: 2,219 male and 1,992 female residents. Population density was 11.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,237 |
| 1881 | 4,211 |
| 1891 | 3,677 |
| 1901 | 3,364 |
| 1911 | 3,289 |
| 1921 | 3,615 |
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, Salisbury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 680 |
| Number of families | 680 |
| Number of females | 1,992 |
| Number of males | 2,219 |
| Number of married females | 646 |
| Number of married males | 649 |
| Number of married persons | 1,295 |
| Number of widowed females | 81 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 112 |
| POP TOT | 4,211 |
| Total population | 4,211 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,265 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,539 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,804 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 643 |
| Number of occupied houses | 647 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,594 |
| Acres of potatoes | 675 |
| Acres of wheat | 953 |
| BAR BU | 1,018 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,018 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 43,726 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 190 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 47,436 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,316 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 300 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 101,164 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 192 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 13,797 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,040 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| BWT BU | 43,726 |
| CRN BU | 39 |
| HAY AC | 6,594 |
| HAY TONS | 7,334 |
| OAT BU | 47,436 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 300 |
| POT AC | 675 |
| POT BU | 101,164 |
| RYE BU | 192 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,334 |
| WHT AC | 953 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,797 |
| WHT WTR BU | 40 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,265 |
| C UNMD M | 1,539 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,804 |
| CD NAME | Westmoreland |
| D OCC | 647 |
| FEMALE | 1,992 |
| GRA BU | 190 |
| H CON | 10 |
| H INHAB | 643 |
| H UNINH | 22 |
| MALE | 2,219 |
| MD F | 646 |
| MD M | 649 |
| MD TOT | 1,295 |
| NUMBER CD | 33 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,316 |
| SHAN | 4 |
| TUR BU | 10,040 |
| WID F | 81 |
| WID M | 31 |
| WID TOT | 112 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB033008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB035005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7404790
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Parish
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). "Salisbury, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/salisbury-nb033008-1881/.