Upham, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Upham was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,421. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7898296. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.508°N, 65.662°W.
Population
In 1881, Upham had a population of 1,421: 698 male and 723 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,413 |
| 1881 | 1,421 |
| 1891 | 1,145 |
| 1901 | 981 |
| 1911 | 845 |
| 1921 | 820 |
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, Upham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,421 total population, 723 females, 698 males, 442 married persons, 267 families, 222 married females, 220 married males, 50 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 929 single persons under 18, 470 single females under 18, 459 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 263 inhabited houses, 263 occupied houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 39,013 bushels of potatoes, 20,005 bushels of oats, 12,940 bushels of buckwheat, 4,014 tons of hay, 3,617 acres of hay crops, 2,717 bushels of turnips, 1,286 bushels of spring wheat, 379 bushels of other root crops, 359 acres of potatoes, 85 acres of wheat, 20 bushels of peas and beans, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,421 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:
NB027009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7898296
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upham_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). "Upham, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/upham-nb027009-1881/.