Shediac, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Shediac was a census subdivision in 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,756 |
| 1881 | 6,227 |
| 1891 | 6,216 |
| 1901 | 6,431 |
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 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 6,227 total population, 3,175 males, 3,052 females, 1,976 married persons, 1,080 families, 990 married females, 986 married males, 181 widowed persons, 112 widowed females, 69 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 4,070 single persons under 18, 2,120 single males under 18, 1,950 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 967 occupied houses, 964 inhabited houses, 44 uninhabited houses, 17 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 252,159 bushels of potatoes, 66,873 bushels of oats, 17,672 bushels of spring wheat, 17,413 bushels of buckwheat, 17,174 bushels of turnips, 6,109 tons of hay, 5,844 acres of hay crops, 4,971 bushels of barley, 1,787 acres of potatoes, 1,713 bushels of other root crops, 1,672 acres of wheat, 315 bushels of peas and beans, 276 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 267 bushels of corn, 85 bushels of winter wheat, 43 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 6,304 fathoms of fishing nets, 3,221 barrels of herring or alewives, 530 barrels of other fish, 459 barrels of mackerel, 195 men on fishing boats, 98 fishing boats, 84 gallons of fish oil, 59 barrels of gaspareaux, 6 barrels of trout, 5 barrels of eels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 2 barrels of sardines, 168,584 pounds of lobster canned, 398 barrels of oysters — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| François-Xavier Cormier | 1846–1906 | died here |
| Edna May Williston Best | 1880–1923 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 6,227 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:
NB033005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024007_1871— 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/.