St. Hilaire, New Brunswick (1881 census)
St. Hilaire was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 893. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365895. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.342°N, 68.503°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Hilaire had a population of 893: 476 male and 417 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 893 |
| 1891 | 992 |
| 1901 | 1,150 |
| 1911 | 1,566 |
| 1921 | 1,702 |
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 Madawaska, 1871 (15.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Hilaire shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 893 total population, 476 males, 417 females, 257 married persons, 130 families, 129 married males, 128 married females, 21 widowed persons, 13 widowed males, 8 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 615 single persons under 18, 334 single males under 18, 281 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 125 inhabited houses, 125 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 16,781 bushels of potatoes, 9,986 bushels of oats, 5,649 bushels of buckwheat, 1,955 bushels of spring wheat, 1,390 acres of hay crops, 1,270 bushels of peas and beans, 978 tons of hay, 387 bushels of barley, 264 acres of wheat, 196 bushels of turnips, 185 acres of potatoes, 95 bushels of rye, 71 bushels of corn, 27 bushels of other root crops, 16 bushels of winter wheat, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 893 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:
NB032002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB028009_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365895
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Hilaire_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saint-Hilaire
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. Hilaire, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-hilaire-nb032002-1881/.