St. Francis, New Brunswick (1881 census)
St. Francis was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,600. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.288°N, 68.796°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Francis had a population of 1,600: 839 male and 761 female residents. Population density was 8.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,752 |
| 1881 | 1,600 |
| 1891 | 2,040 |
| 1901 | 2,577 |
| 1911 | 1,200 |
| 1921 | 1,269 |
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. Francis 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 | 265 |
| Number of families | 265 |
| Number of females | 761 |
| Number of males | 839 |
| Number of married females | 225 |
| Number of married males | 225 |
| Number of married persons | 450 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP TOT | 1,600 |
| Total population | 1,600 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 514 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 598 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,112 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 218 |
| Number of occupied houses | 218 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 44 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,233 |
| Acres of potatoes | 261 |
| Acres of wheat | 256 |
| BAR BU | 317 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 317 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,873 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,405 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 133 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,412 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,987 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 396 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,074 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 501 |
| BWT BU | 6,873 |
| CRN BU | 39 |
| HAY AC | 1,233 |
| HAY TONS | 1,267 |
| OAT BU | 7,405 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,412 |
| POT AC | 261 |
| POT BU | 16,987 |
| RYE BU | 396 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,267 |
| WHT AC | 256 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,074 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 514 |
| C UNMD M | 598 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,112 |
| D OCC | 218 |
| FEMALE | 761 |
| GRA BU | 36 |
| H CON | 13 |
| H INHAB | 218 |
| H UNINH | 44 |
| MALE | 839 |
| MD F | 225 |
| MD M | 225 |
| MD TOT | 450 |
| NUMBER CD | 32 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 133 |
| TUR BU | 501 |
| WID F | 22 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB032001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB028008— 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). "St. Francis, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-francis-nb032001-1881/.