St. Basile, New Brunswick (1881 census)
St. Basile was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,350. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365891. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.486°N, 68.044°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Basile had a population of 1,350: 681 male and 669 female residents. Population density was 3.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,669 |
| 1881 | 1,350 |
| 1891 | 1,557 |
| 1901 | 1,608 |
| 1911 | 2,287 |
| 1921 | 1,543 |
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, St. Basile 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 | 200 |
| Number of families | 200 |
| Number of females | 669 |
| Number of males | 681 |
| Number of married females | 197 |
| Number of married males | 196 |
| Number of married persons | 393 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP TOT | 1,350 |
| Total population | 1,350 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 455 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 469 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 924 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 179 |
| Number of occupied houses | 179 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,128 |
| Acres of potatoes | 333 |
| Acres of wheat | 254 |
| BAR BU | 223 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 223 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,898 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,431 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,195 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,956 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 228 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,673 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 845 |
| BWT BU | 9,898 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 2,128 |
| HAY TONS | 1,515 |
| OAT BU | 10,431 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,195 |
| POT AC | 333 |
| POT BU | 30,956 |
| RYE BU | 228 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,515 |
| WHT AC | 254 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,673 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 455 |
| C UNMD M | 469 |
| C UNMD TOT | 924 |
| D OCC | 179 |
| FEMALE | 669 |
| GRA BU | 34 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 179 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 681 |
| MD F | 197 |
| MD M | 196 |
| MD TOT | 393 |
| NUMBER CD | 32 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 80 |
| TUR BU | 845 |
| WID F | 17 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB032005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB028007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365891
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Basile_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saint-Basile
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). "St. Basile, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-basile-nb032005-1881/.