Saumarez, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Saumarez was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,819. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365919. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.472°N, 65.112°W.
Population
In 1881, Saumarez had a population of 2,819: 1,426 male and 1,393 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,162 |
| 1881 | 2,819 |
| 1891 | 2,633 |
| 1901 | 3,286 |
| 1911 | 3,914 |
| 1921 | 4,503 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Saumarez, 1891 (74.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Saumarez shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,819 total population, 1,426 males, 1,393 females, 740 married persons, 391 families, 370 married females, 370 married males, 89 widowed persons, 54 widowed females, 35 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,990 single persons under 18, 1,021 single males under 18, 969 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 391 inhabited houses, 391 occupied houses, 29 houses under construction, 20 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 97,862 bushels of potatoes, 14,430 bushels of oats, 3,454 bushels of turnips, 3,320 bushels of buckwheat, 2,369 bushels of spring wheat, 2,039 bushels of barley, 2,004 acres of hay crops, 1,584 tons of hay, 934 acres of potatoes, 272 acres of wheat, 221 bushels of peas and beans, 93 bushels of corn, 45 bushels of rye, 43 bushels of other root crops, 21 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 9,297 fathoms of fishing nets, 2,486 quintals of cod, 1,749 barrels of herring or alewives, 1,195 barrels of gaspareaux, 1,084 gallons of fish oil, 879 barrels of mackerel, 510 barrels of other fish, 417 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 315 men on fishing boats, 175 fishing boats, 63 barrels of eels, 49 shoremen, 15 quintals of fascines fish, 5 barrels of halibut, 4 barrels of trout, 2 barrels of salmon. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred Corbett Smith | 1841–1909 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,819 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:
NB036005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025008_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365919
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saumarez_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saumarez
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). "Saumarez, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/saumarez-nb036005-1881/.