Wickham, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Wickham was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,212. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7998387. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.718°N, 65.971°W.
Population
In 1881, Wickham had a population of 1,212: 619 male and 593 female residents. Population density was 15.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,161 |
| 1881 | 1,212 |
| 1891 | 935 |
| 1901 | 795 |
| 1911 | 763 |
| 1921 | 695 |
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, Wickham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 223 |
| Number of families | 223 |
| Number of females | 593 |
| Number of males | 619 |
| Number of married females | 188 |
| Number of married males | 190 |
| Number of married persons | 378 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| POP TOT | 1,212 |
| Total population | 1,212 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 380 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 402 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 782 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 199 |
| Number of occupied houses | 199 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,106 |
| Acres of potatoes | 226 |
| Acres of wheat | 115 |
| BAR BU | 8 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 16,814 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 248 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,540 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 323 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 283 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,784 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 282 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,721 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,882 |
| BWT BU | 16,814 |
| CRN BU | 248 |
| HAY AC | 3,106 |
| HAY TONS | 3,433 |
| OAT BU | 10,540 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 283 |
| POT AC | 226 |
| POT BU | 27,784 |
| RYE BU | 282 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,433 |
| WHT AC | 115 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,721 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 380 |
| C UNMD M | 402 |
| C UNMD TOT | 782 |
| D OCC | 199 |
| FEMALE | 593 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 199 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 619 |
| MD F | 188 |
| MD M | 190 |
| MD TOT | 378 |
| NUMBER CD | 28 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 323 |
| TUR BU | 2,882 |
| WID F | 25 |
| WID M | 27 |
| WID TOT | 52 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB028004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7998387
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wickham_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). "Wickham, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/wickham-nb028004-1881/.