Wellington, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Wellington was a census subdivision in Kent County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,519. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365938. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.475°N, 64.736°W.
Population
In 1881, Wellington had a population of 3,519: 1,758 male and 1,761 female residents. Population density was 39.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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, Wellington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 96 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| FAM NO | 543 |
| Number of families | 543 |
| Number of females | 1,761 |
| Number of males | 1,758 |
| Number of married females | 526 |
| Number of married males | 524 |
| Number of married persons | 1,050 |
| Number of widowed females | 70 |
| Number of widowed males | 54 |
| Number of widowed persons | 124 |
| POP TOT | 3,519 |
| Total population | 3,519 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,165 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,180 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,345 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 15 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 518 |
| Number of occupied houses | 519 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,273 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,269 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,169 |
| BAR BU | 1,628 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,628 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 11,892 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 277 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 265 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 45,654 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 181 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 149 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 172,050 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 935 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,629 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,558 |
| BWT BU | 11,892 |
| CRN BU | 265 |
| HAY AC | 3,273 |
| HAY TONS | 2,423 |
| OAT BU | 45,654 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 149 |
| POT AC | 1,269 |
| POT BU | 172,050 |
| RYE BU | 935 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,423 |
| WHT AC | 1,169 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,629 |
Fisheries (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 5 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 69 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 212 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 654 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 1,625 |
| Barrels of oysters produced in the past year | 910 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of whitefish produced in the past year | 5 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 3,451 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 1 |
| Number of fishing boats | 115 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 209 |
| Pounds of lobster canned in the past year | 398,550 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 615 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 212 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 209 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 115 |
| C UNMD F | 1,165 |
| C UNMD M | 1,180 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,345 |
| CD NAME | Kent |
| COD DX K | 615 |
| D OCC | 519 |
| EEL XB Q | 5 |
| FEMALE | 1,761 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 1 |
| GRA BU | 277 |
| GSP XB Q | 69 |
| H CON | 15 |
| H INHAB | 518 |
| H UNINH | 26 |
| LOB XC P | 398,550 |
| MALE | 1,758 |
| MCK XB Q | 654 |
| MD F | 526 |
| MD M | 524 |
| MD TOT | 1,050 |
| NET XX F | 3,451 |
| NUMBER CD | 34 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 1,625 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 181 |
| OYS XB Q | 910 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TRT XB Q | 1 |
| TUR BU | 7,558 |
| WHTFISH XB Q | 5 |
| WID F | 70 |
| WID M | 54 |
| WID TOT | 124 |
Identifiers
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). "Wellington, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/wellington-nb034006-1881/.