Simonds, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Simonds was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 981. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365925. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.366°N, 67.606°W.
Population
In 1881, Simonds had a population of 981: 490 male and 491 female residents. Population density was 30.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 897 |
| 1881 | 981 |
| 1891 | 756 |
| 1901 | 768 |
| 1911 | 692 |
| 1921 | 622 |
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 170 |
| Number of families | 170 |
| Number of females | 491 |
| Number of males | 490 |
| Number of married females | 153 |
| Number of married males | 155 |
| Number of married persons | 308 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP TOT | 981 |
| Total population | 981 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 318 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 328 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 646 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 166 |
| Number of occupied houses | 166 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,790 |
| Acres of potatoes | 166 |
| Acres of wheat | 239 |
| BAR BU | 56 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 17,278 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 274 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 44,145 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 397 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 675 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,760 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 352 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,837 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,294 |
| BWT BU | 17,278 |
| CRN BU | 274 |
| HAY AC | 1,790 |
| HAY TONS | 1,919 |
| OAT BU | 44,145 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 675 |
| POT AC | 166 |
| POT BU | 25,760 |
| RYE BU | 352 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,919 |
| WHT AC | 239 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,837 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 318 |
| C UNMD M | 328 |
| C UNMD TOT | 646 |
| D OCC | 166 |
| FEMALE | 491 |
| GRA BU | 48 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 166 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 490 |
| MD F | 153 |
| MD M | 155 |
| MD TOT | 308 |
| NUMBER CD | 31 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 397 |
| TUR BU | 4,294 |
| WID F | 20 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB031004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365925
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simonds_Parish,_Carleton_County,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Simonds_(comt%C3%A9_de_Carleton)
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-nb031004-1881/.