Sussex, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Sussex was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,584. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7649461. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.656°N, 65.525°W.
Population
In 1881, Sussex had a population of 3,584: 1,840 male and 1,744 female residents. Population density was 34.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,606 |
| 1881 | 3,584 |
| 1891 | 3,205 |
| 1901 | 3,206 |
| 1911 | 1,723 |
| 1921 | 1,816 |
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 Sussex, 1871 (33.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Sussex shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 637 |
| Number of families | 637 |
| Number of females | 1,744 |
| Number of males | 1,840 |
| Number of married females | 544 |
| Number of married males | 547 |
| Number of married persons | 1,091 |
| Number of widowed females | 88 |
| Number of widowed males | 47 |
| Number of widowed persons | 135 |
| POP TOT | 3,584 |
| Total population | 3,584 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,112 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,246 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,358 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 588 |
| Number of occupied houses | 590 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,341 |
| Acres of potatoes | 630 |
| Acres of wheat | 358 |
| BAR BU | 151 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 151 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 32,899 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 54,303 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,169 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 167 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 98,048 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,507 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,512 |
| BWT BU | 32,899 |
| CRN BU | 24 |
| HAY AC | 6,341 |
| HAY TONS | 6,861 |
| OAT BU | 54,303 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 167 |
| POT AC | 630 |
| POT BU | 98,048 |
| RYE BU | 37 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,861 |
| WHT AC | 358 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,507 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,112 |
| C UNMD M | 1,246 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,358 |
| D OCC | 590 |
| FEMALE | 1,744 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 588 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 1,840 |
| MD F | 544 |
| MD M | 547 |
| MD TOT | 1,091 |
| NUMBER CD | 27 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,169 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 12,512 |
| WID F | 88 |
| WID M | 47 |
| WID TOT | 135 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB027011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7649461
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussex_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Sussex
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). "Sussex, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/sussex-nb027011-1881/.