Woodstock, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Woodstock was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,994. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365949. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.066°N, 67.598°W.
Population
In 1881, Woodstock had a population of 1,994: 1,029 male and 965 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,994 |
| 1891 | 1,767 |
| 1901 | 1,047 |
| 1911 | 1,648 |
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, Woodstock shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,994 total population, 1,029 males, 965 females, 663 married persons, 365 families, 333 married females, 330 married males, 70 widowed persons, 52 widowed females, 18 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,261 single persons under 18, 681 single males under 18, 580 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 356 occupied houses, 355 inhabited houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 51,369 bushels of potatoes, 48,585 bushels of oats, 15,052 bushels of buckwheat, 6,245 bushels of spring wheat, 5,352 bushels of turnips, 4,113 tons of hay, 3,703 acres of hay crops, 1,901 bushels of other root crops, 779 bushels of corn, 454 bushels of peas and beans, 364 acres of wheat, 336 bushels of barley, 325 acres of potatoes, 126 bushels of winter wheat, 87 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| William Teel Baird | 1819–1897 | died here |
| Francis Peabody Sharp | 1823–1903 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,994 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:
NB031001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365949
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Woodstock
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). "Woodstock, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/woodstock-nb031001-1881/.