Saumarez, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Saumarez was a census subdivision in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,819. 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 density was 13.6 people per square mile.
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 98 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 391 |
| Number of families | 391 |
| Number of females | 1,393 |
| Number of males | 1,426 |
| Number of married females | 370 |
| Number of married males | 370 |
| Number of married persons | 740 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 89 |
| POP TOT | 2,819 |
| Total population | 2,819 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 969 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,021 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,990 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 29 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 391 |
| Number of occupied houses | 391 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,004 |
| Acres of potatoes | 934 |
| Acres of wheat | 272 |
| BAR BU | 2,039 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,039 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,320 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 93 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,430 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 221 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 97,862 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,369 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,454 |
| BWT BU | 3,320 |
| CRN BU | 93 |
| HAY AC | 2,004 |
| HAY TONS | 1,584 |
| OAT BU | 14,430 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 221 |
| POT AC | 934 |
| POT BU | 97,862 |
| RYE BU | 45 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,584 |
| WHT AC | 272 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,369 |
Fisheries (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 63 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 1,195 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 5 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 1,749 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 879 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 510 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 4 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 9,297 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 1,084 |
| Number of fishing boats | 175 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 315 |
| Number of shoremen | 49 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 2,486 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 15 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 417 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 1,749 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 315 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 175 |
| C UNMD F | 969 |
| C UNMD M | 1,021 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,990 |
| CD NAME | Gloucester |
| COD DX K | 2,486 |
| D OCC | 391 |
| EEL XB Q | 63 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 15 |
| FEMALE | 1,393 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 1,084 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| GSP XB Q | 1,195 |
| H CON | 29 |
| H INHAB | 391 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| HAD DX K | 417 |
| HAL XB Q | 5 |
| MALE | 1,426 |
| MCK XB Q | 879 |
| MD F | 370 |
| MD M | 370 |
| MD TOT | 740 |
| NET XX F | 9,297 |
| NUMBER CD | 36 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 510 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 43 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 49 |
| SLM XB Q | 2 |
| TRT XB Q | 4 |
| TUR BU | 3,454 |
| WID F | 54 |
| WID M | 35 |
| WID TOT | 89 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB036005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025008_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.