Simonds, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Simonds was a census subdivision in St. John (County) County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,724. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7520238. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.309°N, 65.859°W.
Population
In 1881, Simonds had a population of 3,724: 1,939 male and 1,785 female residents. Population density was 19.8 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, Simonds shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| FAM NO | 613 |
| Number of families | 613 |
| Number of females | 1,785 |
| Number of males | 1,939 |
| Number of married females | 522 |
| Number of married males | 519 |
| Number of married persons | 1,041 |
| Number of widowed females | 121 |
| Number of widowed males | 96 |
| Number of widowed persons | 217 |
| POP TOT | 3,724 |
| Total population | 3,724 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,142 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,324 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,466 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 604 |
| Number of occupied houses | 606 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 75 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,125 |
| Acres of potatoes | 485 |
| Acres of wheat | 34 |
| BAR BU | 58 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,517 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,595 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,510 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 53,465 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 400 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,530 |
| BWT BU | 2,517 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 4,125 |
| HAY TONS | 5,618 |
| OAT BU | 20,595 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 101 |
| POT AC | 485 |
| POT BU | 53,465 |
| RYE BU | 50 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,618 |
| WHT AC | 34 |
| WHT SP BU | 400 |
Fisheries (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 22 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 522 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 19 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 15 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 1,140 |
| Number of fishing boats | 16 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 21 |
| Number of shoremen | 1 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 7 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 522 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 21 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 16 |
| C UNMD F | 1,142 |
| C UNMD M | 1,324 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,466 |
| CD NAME | St. John (County) |
| COD DX K | 7 |
| D OCC | 606 |
| FEMALE | 1,785 |
| GSP XB Q | 22 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 604 |
| H UNINH | 75 |
| MALE | 1,939 |
| MCK XB Q | 19 |
| MD F | 522 |
| MD M | 519 |
| MD TOT | 1,041 |
| NET XX F | 1,140 |
| NUMBER CD | 25 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,510 |
| SAR XB Q | 15 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 1 |
| TUR BU | 11,530 |
| WID F | 121 |
| WID M | 96 |
| WID TOT | 217 |
Identifiers
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). "Simonds, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/simonds-nb025008-1881/.