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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 897 |
| 1881 | 981 |
| 1891 | 756 |
| 1901 | 768 |
| 1911 | — |
| 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 981 total population, 491 females, 490 males, 308 married persons, 170 families, 155 married males, 153 married females, 27 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 646 single persons under 18, 328 single males under 18, 318 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 166 inhabited houses, 166 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 44,145 bushels of oats, 25,760 bushels of potatoes, 17,278 bushels of buckwheat, 4,294 bushels of turnips, 3,837 bushels of spring wheat, 1,919 tons of hay, 1,790 acres of hay crops, 675 bushels of peas and beans, 397 bushels of other root crops, 352 bushels of rye, 274 bushels of corn, 239 acres of wheat, 166 acres of potatoes, 56 bushels of barley, 48 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 981 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:
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/.