St. David, New Brunswick (1881 census)
St. David was a census subdivision in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,864. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365890. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.290°N, 67.198°W.
Population
In 1881, St. David had a population of 1,864: 939 male and 925 female residents. Population density was 24.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,880 |
| 1881 | 1,864 |
| 1891 | 1,554 |
| 1901 | 1,419 |
| 1911 | 1,181 |
| 1921 | 1,072 |
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 St. David, 1871 (93.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. David shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 313 |
| Number of families | 313 |
| Number of females | 925 |
| Number of males | 939 |
| Number of married females | 282 |
| Number of married males | 278 |
| Number of married persons | 560 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| POP TOT | 1,864 |
| Total population | 1,864 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 597 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 637 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,234 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 310 |
| Number of occupied houses | 310 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,307 |
| Acres of potatoes | 274 |
| Acres of wheat | 367 |
| BAR BU | 563 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 563 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,822 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,559 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,662 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 501 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 34,856 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,835 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,732 |
| BWT BU | 3,822 |
| CRN BU | 22 |
| HAY AC | 4,307 |
| HAY TONS | 4,018 |
| OAT BU | 14,559 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 501 |
| POT AC | 274 |
| POT BU | 34,856 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,018 |
| WHT AC | 367 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,835 |
Fisheries (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 114 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 96 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 40 |
| Number of fishing boats | 5 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 9 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 3 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 114 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 9 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 5 |
| C UNMD F | 597 |
| C UNMD M | 637 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,234 |
| CD NAME | Charlotte |
| D OCC | 310 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 3 |
| FEMALE | 925 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 310 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 939 |
| MCK XB Q | 96 |
| MD F | 282 |
| MD M | 278 |
| MD TOT | 560 |
| NET XX F | 40 |
| NUMBER CD | 26 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,662 |
| TUR BU | 9,732 |
| WID F | 46 |
| WID M | 24 |
| WID TOT | 70 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB026009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365890
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_David_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saint-David
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. David, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-david-nb026009-1881/.