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 density was 23.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,963 |
| 1881 | 1,994 |
| 1891 | 1,767 |
| 1901 | 1,047 |
| 1911 | 1,648 |
| 1921 | 1,480 |
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 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 365 |
| Number of families | 365 |
| Number of females | 965 |
| Number of males | 1,029 |
| Number of married females | 333 |
| Number of married males | 330 |
| Number of married persons | 663 |
| Number of widowed females | 52 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| POP TOT | 1,994 |
| Total population | 1,994 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 580 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 681 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,261 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 355 |
| Number of occupied houses | 356 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,703 |
| Acres of potatoes | 325 |
| Acres of wheat | 364 |
| BAR BU | 336 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 336 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 15,052 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 779 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 48,585 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,901 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 454 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 51,369 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,245 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,352 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 126 |
| BWT BU | 15,052 |
| CRN BU | 779 |
| HAY AC | 3,703 |
| HAY TONS | 4,113 |
| OAT BU | 48,585 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 454 |
| POT AC | 325 |
| POT BU | 51,369 |
| RYE BU | 20 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,113 |
| WHT AC | 364 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,245 |
| WHT WTR BU | 126 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 580 |
| C UNMD M | 681 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,261 |
| D OCC | 356 |
| FEMALE | 965 |
| GRA BU | 87 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 355 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 1,029 |
| MD F | 333 |
| MD M | 330 |
| MD TOT | 663 |
| NUMBER CD | 31 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,901 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 5,352 |
| WID F | 52 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 70 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB031001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023011— 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/.