Waterborough, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Waterborough was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,449. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365937. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.061°N, 65.821°W.
Population
In 1881, Waterborough had a population of 1,449: 753 male and 696 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,369 |
| 1881 | 1,449 |
| 1891 | 1,352 |
| 1901 | 1,228 |
| 1911 | 1,087 |
| 1921 | 1,093 |
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, Waterborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,449 total population, 753 males, 696 females, 453 married persons, 254 families, 228 married males, 225 married females, 61 widowed persons, 37 widowed females, 24 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 935 single persons under 18, 501 single males under 18, 434 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 244 inhabited houses, 244 occupied houses, 5 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 42,691 bushels of potatoes, 17,151 bushels of buckwheat, 10,736 bushels of oats, 2,679 acres of hay crops, 2,373 tons of hay, 1,347 bushels of turnips, 1,074 bushels of spring wheat, 888 bushels of rye, 338 acres of potatoes, 276 bushels of corn, 123 bushels of other root crops, 99 bushels of peas and beans, 98 acres of wheat, 45 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 22 bushels of barley. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,449 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:
NB028007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365937
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterborough_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Waterborough
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). "Waterborough, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/waterborough-nb028007-1881/.