Salisbury, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Salisbury was a census subdivision in 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 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 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,211 total population, 2,219 males, 1,992 females, 1,295 married persons, 680 families, 649 married males, 646 married females, 112 widowed persons, 81 widowed females, 31 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,804 single persons under 18, 1,539 single males under 18, 1,265 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 647 occupied houses, 643 inhabited houses, 22 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction, 4 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 101,164 bushels of potatoes, 47,436 bushels of oats, 43,726 bushels of buckwheat, 13,797 bushels of spring wheat, 10,040 bushels of turnips, 7,334 tons of hay, 6,594 acres of hay crops, 1,316 bushels of other root crops, 1,018 bushels of barley, 953 acres of wheat, 675 acres of potatoes, 300 bushels of peas and beans, 192 bushels of rye, 190 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 40 bushels of winter wheat, 39 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,211 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:
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/.