Southampton, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Southampton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,244. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365928. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.079°N, 67.308°W.
Population
In 1881, Southampton had a population of 2,244: 1,172 male and 1,072 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,617 |
| 1881 | 2,244 |
| 1891 | 2,310 |
| 1901 | 2,455 |
| 1911 | 2,194 |
| 1921 | 2,080 |
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, Southampton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,244 total population, 1,172 males, 1,072 females, 743 married persons, 384 families, 374 married males, 369 married females, 59 widowed persons, 37 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,442 single persons under 18, 776 single males under 18, 666 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 368 occupied houses, 365 inhabited houses, 17 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 45,505 bushels of oats, 38,538 bushels of potatoes, 20,575 bushels of buckwheat, 11,065 bushels of turnips, 6,042 bushels of spring wheat, 4,267 acres of hay crops, 4,074 tons of hay, 761 bushels of winter wheat, 712 bushels of other root crops, 692 bushels of corn, 468 bushels of peas and beans, 420 acres of wheat, 315 bushels of barley, 289 acres of potatoes, 102 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 77 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,244 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:
NB030013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365928
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Southampton
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). "Southampton, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/southampton-nb030013-1881/.