St. Stephen's, New Brunswick (1881 census)
St. Stephen's was a census subdivision in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,163. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.218°N, 67.323°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Stephen's had a population of 1,163: 594 male and 569 female residents. Population density was 29.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 6,515 |
| 1881 | 1,163 |
| 1891 | 708 |
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 St. Stephen's, 1871 (78.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Stephen's shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 62 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 205 |
| Number of families | 205 |
| Number of females | 569 |
| Number of males | 594 |
| Number of married females | 176 |
| Number of married males | 171 |
| Number of married persons | 347 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP TOT | 1,163 |
| Total population | 1,163 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 353 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 402 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 755 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 202 |
| Number of occupied houses | 202 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,887 |
| Acres of potatoes | 173 |
| Acres of wheat | 157 |
| BAR BU | 185 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 185 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,595 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,034 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,184 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 460 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,362 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,411 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,061 |
| BWT BU | 1,595 |
| CRN BU | 16 |
| HAY AC | 2,887 |
| HAY TONS | 2,452 |
| OAT BU | 5,034 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 460 |
| POT AC | 173 |
| POT BU | 20,362 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,452 |
| WHT AC | 157 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,411 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 353 |
| C UNMD M | 402 |
| C UNMD TOT | 755 |
| CD NAME | Charlotte |
| D OCC | 202 |
| FEMALE | 569 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 202 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 594 |
| MD F | 176 |
| MD M | 171 |
| MD TOT | 347 |
| NUMBER CD | 26 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,184 |
| TUR BU | 2,061 |
| WID F | 40 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB026011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB013015— 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. Stephen's, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-stephen-s-nb026011-1881/.