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 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,212 total population, 619 males, 593 females, 378 married persons, 223 families, 190 married males, 188 married females, 52 widowed persons, 27 widowed males, 25 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 782 single persons under 18, 402 single males under 18, 380 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 199 inhabited houses, 199 occupied houses, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 27,784 bushels of potatoes, 16,814 bushels of buckwheat, 10,540 bushels of oats, 3,433 tons of hay, 3,106 acres of hay crops, 2,882 bushels of turnips, 1,721 bushels of spring wheat, 323 bushels of other root crops, 283 bushels of peas and beans, 282 bushels of rye, 248 bushels of corn, 226 acres of potatoes, 115 acres of wheat, 8 bushels of barley, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,212 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:
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/.