Stanley, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Stanley was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,232. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365934. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.503°N, 66.668°W.
Population
In 1881, Stanley had a population of 2,232: 1,211 male and 1,021 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,756 |
| 1881 | 2,232 |
| 1891 | 2,406 |
| 1901 | 2,543 |
| 1911 | 2,843 |
| 1921 | 2,679 |
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, Stanley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,232 total population, 1,211 males, 1,021 females, 658 married persons, 343 families, 329 married females, 329 married males, 75 widowed persons, 45 widowed females, 30 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,499 single persons under 18, 852 single males under 18, 647 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 342 inhabited houses, 342 occupied houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 51,100 bushels of oats, 40,554 bushels of potatoes, 26,241 bushels of buckwheat, 13,562 bushels of turnips, 5,255 bushels of spring wheat, 3,482 acres of hay crops, 2,707 tons of hay, 422 acres of potatoes, 330 bushels of other root crops, 270 acres of wheat, 151 bushels of peas and beans, 78 bushels of barley, 47 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 19 bushels of rye, 9 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,232 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB030017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365934
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Stanley
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). "Stanley, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/stanley-nb030017-1881/.