St. Mary's, New Brunswick (1881 census)
St. Mary's was a township in New Brunswick (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,873. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.168°N, 66.494°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Mary's had a population of 3,873: 1,968 male and 1,905 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,885 |
| 1881 | 3,873 |
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 Marysville, Town—Ville, 1891 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Mary's shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 690 |
| Number of families | 690 |
| Number of females | 1,905 |
| Number of males | 1,968 |
| Number of married females | 620 |
| Number of married males | 613 |
| Number of married persons | 1,233 |
| Number of widowed females | 91 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 137 |
| POP TOT | 3,873 |
| Total population | 3,873 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,194 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,309 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,503 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 11 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 644 |
| Number of occupied houses | 655 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,459 |
| Acres of potatoes | 515 |
| Acres of wheat | 215 |
| BAR BU | 218 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 218 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,938 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 250 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 28,926 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,674 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 526 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 81,698 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,226 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,716 |
| BWT BU | 10,938 |
| CRN BU | 250 |
| HAY AC | 4,459 |
| HAY TONS | 5,178 |
| OAT BU | 28,926 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 526 |
| POT AC | 515 |
| POT BU | 81,698 |
| RYE BU | 4 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,178 |
| WHT AC | 215 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,226 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,194 |
| C UNMD M | 1,309 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,503 |
| D OCC | 655 |
| FEMALE | 1,905 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 644 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 1,968 |
| MD F | 620 |
| MD M | 613 |
| MD TOT | 1,233 |
| NUMBER CD | 30 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,674 |
| SHAN | 11 |
| TUR BU | 11,716 |
| WID F | 91 |
| WID M | 46 |
| WID TOT | 137 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB030018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030018— 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's, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-mary-s-nb030018-1881/.