Westmorland, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Westmorland was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,231. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7989310. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.989°N, 64.187°W.
Population
In 1881, Westmorland had a population of 2,231: 1,117 male and 1,114 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,407 |
| 1881 | 2,231 |
| 1891 | 2,168 |
| 1901 | 1,966 |
| 1911 | 1,800 |
| 1921 | 1,248 |
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, Westmorland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,231 total population, 1,117 males, 1,114 females, 714 married persons, 417 families, 358 married males, 356 married females, 106 widowed persons, 73 widowed females, 33 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,411 single persons under 18, 726 single males under 18, 685 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 404 occupied houses, 403 inhabited houses, 27 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 55,347 bushels of potatoes, 21,601 bushels of oats, 13,088 bushels of turnips, 9,860 tons of hay, 9,530 bushels of buckwheat, 6,498 acres of hay crops, 6,045 bushels of other root crops, 5,303 bushels of spring wheat, 2,497 bushels of barley, 352 acres of wheat, 315 acres of potatoes, 229 bushels of peas and beans, 101 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 682 fathoms of fishing nets, 598 barrels of herring or alewives, 130 quintals of cod, 115 gallons of fish oil, 110 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 56 barrels of other fish, 47 barrels of mackerel, 22 barrels of gaspareaux, 16 men on fishing boats, 14 fishing boats, 7 men on fishing vessels, 2 fishing vessels, 1 shoremen. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Monro | 1813–1896 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,231 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:
NB033003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB035007_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7989310
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westmorland_Parish
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). "Westmorland, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/westmorland-nb033003-1881/.