Wicklow, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Wicklow was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,207. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365948. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.501°N, 67.707°W.
Population
In 1881, Wicklow had a population of 2,207: 1,173 male and 1,034 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,052 |
| 1881 | 2,207 |
| 1891 | 2,240 |
| 1901 | 1,906 |
| 1911 | 1,672 |
| 1921 | 1,689 |
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, Wicklow 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 2,207 total population, 1,173 males, 1,034 females, 737 married persons, 372 families, 369 married females, 368 married males, 64 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,406 single persons under 18, 783 single males under 18, 623 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 356 inhabited houses, 356 occupied houses, 31 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 112,433 bushels of oats, 66,543 bushels of potatoes, 60,995 bushels of buckwheat, 13,961 bushels of turnips, 12,254 bushels of spring wheat, 5,868 acres of hay crops, 5,304 tons of hay, 890 bushels of peas and beans, 826 acres of wheat, 483 acres of potatoes, 433 bushels of other root crops, 298 bushels of barley, 217 bushels of corn, 208 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 42 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Wakem Caldwell | 1867–1937 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,207 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:
NB031006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365948
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicklow_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Wicklow
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). "Wicklow, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/wicklow-nb031006-1881/.