South Esk, New Brunswick (1881 census)
South Esk was a census subdivision in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,093. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.989°N, 66.428°W.
Population
In 1881, South Esk had a population of 1,093: 570 male and 523 female residents. Population density was 1.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,093 |
| 1891 | 1,043 |
| 1901 | 1,134 |
| 1911 | 1,304 |
| 1921 | 1,325 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in North Esk, 1871 (42.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, South Esk shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 196 |
| Number of families | 196 |
| Number of females | 523 |
| Number of males | 570 |
| Number of married females | 169 |
| Number of married males | 168 |
| Number of married persons | 337 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP TOT | 1,093 |
| Total population | 1,093 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 328 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 386 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 714 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 191 |
| Number of occupied houses | 192 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 880 |
| Acres of potatoes | 159 |
| Acres of wheat | 143 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,376 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,096 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 118 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 96 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,548 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 968 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,071 |
| BWT BU | 3,376 |
| CRN BU | 25 |
| HAY AC | 880 |
| HAY TONS | 1,295 |
| OAT BU | 17,096 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 96 |
| POT AC | 159 |
| POT BU | 25,548 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,295 |
| WHT AC | 143 |
| WHT SP BU | 968 |
Fisheries (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 3 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 64 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 80 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 2 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 1,892 |
| Number of fishing boats | 7 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 7 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BOAT MEN Q | 7 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 7 |
| C UNMD F | 328 |
| C UNMD M | 386 |
| C UNMD TOT | 714 |
| CD NAME | Northumberland |
| D OCC | 192 |
| FEMALE | 523 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| GSP XB Q | 3 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 191 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 570 |
| MD F | 169 |
| MD M | 168 |
| MD TOT | 337 |
| NET XX F | 1,892 |
| NUMBER CD | 35 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 64 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 118 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| SHD XB Q | 2 |
| SLM XB Q | 80 |
| TUR BU | 3,071 |
| WID F | 26 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB035004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "South Esk, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/south-esk-nb035004-1881/.