St. James, New Brunswick (1881 census)
St. James was a census subdivision in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,697. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365900. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.383°N, 67.343°W.
Population
In 1881, St. James had a population of 2,697: 1,453 male and 1,244 female residents. Population density was 12.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,606 |
| 1881 | 2,697 |
| 1891 | 2,266 |
| 1901 | 1,860 |
| 1911 | 1,648 |
| 1921 | 1,476 |
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. James shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 64 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 466 |
| Number of families | 466 |
| Number of females | 1,244 |
| Number of males | 1,453 |
| Number of married females | 411 |
| Number of married males | 412 |
| Number of married persons | 823 |
| Number of widowed females | 83 |
| Number of widowed males | 49 |
| Number of widowed persons | 132 |
| POP TOT | 2,697 |
| Total population | 2,697 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 750 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 992 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,742 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 452 |
| Number of occupied houses | 452 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,921 |
| Acres of potatoes | 413 |
| Acres of wheat | 465 |
| BAR BU | 107 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,298 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,084 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,794 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 568 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 50,730 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,296 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,073 |
| BWT BU | 5,298 |
| CRN BU | 20 |
| HAY AC | 5,921 |
| HAY TONS | 4,522 |
| OAT BU | 18,084 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 568 |
| POT AC | 413 |
| POT BU | 50,730 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,522 |
| WHT AC | 465 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,296 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 750 |
| C UNMD M | 992 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,742 |
| CD NAME | Charlotte |
| D OCC | 452 |
| FEMALE | 1,244 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 452 |
| H UNINH | 32 |
| MALE | 1,453 |
| MD F | 411 |
| MD M | 412 |
| MD TOT | 823 |
| NUMBER CD | 26 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,794 |
| TUR BU | 4,073 |
| WID F | 83 |
| WID M | 49 |
| WID TOT | 132 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB026015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365900
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_James_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saint-James
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. James, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-james-nb026015-1881/.