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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,584 |
| 1891 | 3,205 |
| 1901 | 3,206 |
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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,584 total population, 1,840 males, 1,744 females, 1,091 married persons, 637 families, 547 married males, 544 married females, 135 widowed persons, 88 widowed females, 47 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,358 single persons under 18, 1,246 single males under 18, 1,112 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 590 occupied houses, 588 inhabited houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 98,048 bushels of potatoes, 54,303 bushels of oats, 32,899 bushels of buckwheat, 12,512 bushels of turnips, 6,861 tons of hay, 6,507 bushels of spring wheat, 6,341 acres of hay crops, 1,169 bushels of other root crops, 630 acres of potatoes, 358 acres of wheat, 167 bushels of peas and beans, 151 bushels of barley, 37 bushels of rye, 24 bushels of corn, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Edwin Arnold Vail | 1817–1885 | died here |
| William George Richardson Hind | 1833–1889 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,585 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:
NB027011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB018012— 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/.