Studholme, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Studholme was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,113. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7628003. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.813°N, 65.575°W.
Population
In 1881, Studholme had a population of 3,113: 1,594 male and 1,519 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,061 |
| 1881 | 3,113 |
| 1891 | 2,785 |
| 1901 | 2,656 |
| 1911 | 2,382 |
| 1921 | 2,355 |
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, Studholme shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,113 total population, 1,594 males, 1,519 females, 927 married persons, 558 families, 466 married males, 461 married females, 128 widowed persons, 78 widowed females, 50 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,058 single persons under 18, 1,078 single males under 18, 980 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 542 occupied houses, 539 inhabited houses, 38 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 128,501 bushels of potatoes, 63,495 bushels of oats, 59,114 bushels of buckwheat, 30,740 bushels of turnips, 9,106 tons of hay, 8,829 acres of hay crops, 8,374 bushels of spring wheat, 1,396 bushels of other root crops, 893 acres of potatoes, 600 acres of wheat, 488 bushels of peas and beans, 422 bushels of rye, 150 bushels of barley, 117 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 55 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred A. (Alfred Augustus) Stockton | 1842–1907 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,113 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:
NB027014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7628003
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studholm_Parish,_New_Brunswick
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). "Studholme, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/studholme-nb027014-1881/.