St. Stephen, Town—Ville, New Brunswick (1881 census)
St. Stephen, Town—Ville was a town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,338. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2358467. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.198°N, 67.280°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Stephen, Town—Ville had a population of 2,338: 1,159 male and 1,179 female residents. Population density was 1049.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,338 |
| 1891 | 2,680 |
| 1901 | 2,840 |
| 1911 | 2,836 |
| 1921 | 3,452 |
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 (4.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Stephen, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 60 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 484 |
| Number of families | 484 |
| Number of females | 1,179 |
| Number of males | 1,159 |
| Number of married females | 385 |
| Number of married males | 386 |
| Number of married persons | 771 |
| Number of widowed females | 90 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 109 |
| POP TOT | 2,338 |
| Total population | 2,338 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 704 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 754 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,458 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 433 |
| Number of occupied houses | 433 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 479 |
| Acres of potatoes | 42 |
| Acres of wheat | 8 |
| BAR BU | 40 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 885 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 115 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,840 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 222 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 700 |
| BWT BU | 20 |
| HAY AC | 479 |
| HAY TONS | 447 |
| OAT BU | 885 |
| POT AC | 42 |
| POT BU | 3,840 |
| RYE BU | 15 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 447 |
| WHT AC | 8 |
| WHT SP BU | 222 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 704 |
| C UNMD M | 754 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,458 |
| CD NAME | Charlotte |
| D OCC | 433 |
| FEMALE | 1,179 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 433 |
| H UNINH | 28 |
| MALE | 1,159 |
| MD F | 385 |
| MD M | 386 |
| MD TOT | 771 |
| NUMBER CD | 26 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 115 |
| TUR BU | 700 |
| WID F | 90 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 109 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB026010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2358467
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Stephen
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, Town—Ville, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-stephen-town-ville-nb026010-1881/.