St. Jacques, New Brunswick (1881 census)
St. Jacques was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 766. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.575°N, 68.304°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Jacques had a population of 766: 406 male and 360 female residents. Population density was 2.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 766 |
| 1891 | 874 |
| 1901 | 1,073 |
| 1911 | 1,372 |
| 1921 | 1,625 |
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 (77.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Jacques, 1891 (78.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Jacques shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 121 |
| Number of families | 121 |
| Number of females | 360 |
| Number of males | 406 |
| Number of married females | 111 |
| Number of married males | 111 |
| Number of married persons | 222 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP TOT | 766 |
| Total population | 766 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 240 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 278 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 518 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 104 |
| Number of occupied houses | 104 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 984 |
| Acres of potatoes | 93 |
| Acres of wheat | 152 |
| BAR BU | 531 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 531 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,825 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,594 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 370 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,010 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 313 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,191 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,757 |
| BWT BU | 5,825 |
| HAY AC | 984 |
| HAY TONS | 678 |
| OAT BU | 3,594 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 370 |
| POT AC | 93 |
| POT BU | 11,010 |
| RYE BU | 313 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 678 |
| WHT AC | 152 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,191 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 240 |
| C UNMD M | 278 |
| C UNMD TOT | 518 |
| D OCC | 104 |
| FEMALE | 360 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 104 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 406 |
| MD F | 111 |
| MD M | 111 |
| MD TOT | 222 |
| NUMBER CD | 32 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 24 |
| TUR BU | 1,757 |
| WID F | 9 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB032004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB028010— 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. Jacques, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-jacques-nb032004-1881/.