St. Mary, New Brunswick (1881 census)
St. Mary was a census subdivision in Kent County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,904. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.375°N, 64.904°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Mary had a population of 2,904: 1,483 male and 1,421 female residents. Population density was 17.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,087 |
| 1881 | 2,904 |
| 1891 | 2,389 |
| 1901 | 2,449 |
| 1911 | 2,435 |
| 1921 | 2,342 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Mary, 1891 (63.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Mary shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 96 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 462 |
| Number of families | 462 |
| Number of females | 1,421 |
| Number of males | 1,483 |
| Number of married females | 435 |
| Number of married males | 434 |
| Number of married persons | 869 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP TOT | 2,904 |
| Total population | 2,904 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 948 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,026 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,974 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 414 |
| Number of occupied houses | 419 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,532 |
| Acres of potatoes | 796 |
| Acres of wheat | 723 |
| BAR BU | 1,030 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,030 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 19,316 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 782 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 203 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 24,883 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 109 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 151 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 110,266 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 241 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,722 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,856 |
| BWT BU | 19,316 |
| CRN BU | 203 |
| HAY AC | 3,532 |
| HAY TONS | 2,435 |
| OAT BU | 24,883 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 151 |
| POT AC | 796 |
| POT BU | 110,266 |
| RYE BU | 241 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,435 |
| WHT AC | 723 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,722 |
Fisheries (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 3 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 163 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 93 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 206 |
| Barrels of oysters produced in the past year | 99 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 10 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 1 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 1,341 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 10 |
| Number of fishing boats | 9 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 18 |
| Number of shoremen | 3 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 22 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BOAT MEN Q | 18 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 9 |
| C UNMD F | 948 |
| C UNMD M | 1,026 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,974 |
| CD NAME | Kent |
| COD DX K | 22 |
| D OCC | 419 |
| EEL XB Q | 3 |
| FEMALE | 1,421 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 10 |
| GRA BU | 782 |
| GSP XB Q | 163 |
| H CON | 10 |
| H INHAB | 414 |
| H UNINH | 39 |
| MALE | 1,483 |
| MCK XB Q | 93 |
| MD F | 435 |
| MD M | 434 |
| MD TOT | 869 |
| NET XX F | 1,341 |
| NUMBER CD | 34 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 206 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 109 |
| OYS XB Q | 99 |
| SHAN | 5 |
| SHD XB Q | 1 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 3 |
| SLM XB Q | 10 |
| TRT XB Q | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1,856 |
| WID F | 38 |
| WID M | 23 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB034007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026008— 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. Mary, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-mary-nb034007-1881/.