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 density was 2.7 people per square mile.
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 343 |
| Number of families | 343 |
| Number of females | 1,021 |
| Number of males | 1,211 |
| Number of married females | 329 |
| Number of married males | 329 |
| Number of married persons | 658 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 75 |
| POP TOT | 2,232 |
| Total population | 2,232 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 647 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 852 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,499 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 342 |
| Number of occupied houses | 342 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,482 |
| Acres of potatoes | 422 |
| Acres of wheat | 270 |
| BAR BU | 78 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 26,241 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 51,100 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 330 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 151 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 40,554 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,255 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,562 |
| BWT BU | 26,241 |
| CRN BU | 9 |
| HAY AC | 3,482 |
| HAY TONS | 2,707 |
| OAT BU | 51,100 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 151 |
| POT AC | 422 |
| POT BU | 40,554 |
| RYE BU | 19 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,707 |
| WHT AC | 270 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,255 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 647 |
| C UNMD M | 852 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,499 |
| D OCC | 342 |
| FEMALE | 1,021 |
| GRA BU | 47 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 342 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 1,211 |
| MD F | 329 |
| MD M | 329 |
| MD TOT | 658 |
| NUMBER CD | 30 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 330 |
| TUR BU | 13,562 |
| WID F | 45 |
| WID M | 30 |
| WID TOT | 75 |
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/.