Shediac, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Shediac was a census subdivision in Westmoreland County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 6,227. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7492307. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.185°N, 64.500°W.
Population
In 1881, Shediac had a population of 6,227: 3,175 male and 3,052 female residents. Population density was 33.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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, Shediac shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 96 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| FAM NO | 1,080 |
| Number of families | 1,080 |
| Number of females | 3,052 |
| Number of males | 3,175 |
| Number of married females | 990 |
| Number of married males | 986 |
| Number of married persons | 1,976 |
| Number of widowed females | 112 |
| Number of widowed males | 69 |
| Number of widowed persons | 181 |
| POP TOT | 6,227 |
| Total population | 6,227 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,950 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,120 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,070 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 964 |
| Number of occupied houses | 967 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 44 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,844 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,787 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,672 |
| BAR BU | 4,971 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,971 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 17,413 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 276 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 267 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 66,873 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,713 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 315 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 252,159 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 17,672 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 17,174 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 85 |
| BWT BU | 17,413 |
| CRN BU | 267 |
| HAY AC | 5,844 |
| HAY TONS | 6,109 |
| OAT BU | 66,873 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 315 |
| POT AC | 1,787 |
| POT BU | 252,159 |
| RYE BU | 43 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,109 |
| WHT AC | 1,672 |
| WHT SP BU | 17,672 |
| WHT WTR BU | 85 |
Fisheries (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 5 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 59 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 3,221 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 459 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 530 |
| Barrels of oysters produced in the past year | 398 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 6 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 6,304 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 84 |
| Number of fishing boats | 98 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 195 |
| Pounds of lobster canned in the past year | 168,584 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 3,221 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 195 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 98 |
| C UNMD F | 1,950 |
| C UNMD M | 2,120 |
| C UNMD TOT | 4,070 |
| CD NAME | Westmoreland |
| D OCC | 967 |
| EEL XB Q | 5 |
| FEMALE | 3,052 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 84 |
| GRA BU | 276 |
| GSP XB Q | 59 |
| H CON | 17 |
| H INHAB | 964 |
| H UNINH | 44 |
| LOB XC P | 168,584 |
| MALE | 3,175 |
| MCK XB Q | 459 |
| MD F | 990 |
| MD M | 986 |
| MD TOT | 1,976 |
| NET XX F | 6,304 |
| NUMBER CD | 33 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 530 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,713 |
| OYS XB Q | 398 |
| SAR XB Q | 2 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TRT XB Q | 6 |
| TUR BU | 17,174 |
| WID F | 112 |
| WID M | 69 |
| WID TOT | 181 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB033005 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB035006 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
- Wikidata: Q7492307
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shediac_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). "Shediac, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/shediac-nb033005-1881/.