Woodstock, Town—Ville, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Woodstock, Town—Ville was a town in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,487. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2559651. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.145°N, 67.588°W.
Population
In 1881, Woodstock, Town—Ville had a population of 2,487: 1,243 male and 1,244 female residents. Population density was 2479.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,487 |
| 1891 | 3,288 |
| 1901 | 3,644 |
| 1911 | 3,856 |
| 1921 | 3,380 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Woodstock, 1871 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Woodstock, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 488 |
| Number of families | 488 |
| Number of females | 1,244 |
| Number of males | 1,243 |
| Number of married females | 425 |
| Number of married males | 418 |
| Number of married persons | 843 |
| Number of widowed females | 93 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 130 |
| POP TOT | 2,487 |
| Total population | 2,487 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 726 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 788 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,514 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 460 |
| Number of occupied houses | 460 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 502 |
| Acres of potatoes | 40 |
| Acres of wheat | 29 |
| BAR BU | 102 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,317 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,017 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 863 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 117 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,945 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 616 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,102 |
| BWT BU | 1,317 |
| CRN BU | 58 |
| HAY AC | 502 |
| HAY TONS | 568 |
| OAT BU | 6,017 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 117 |
| POT AC | 40 |
| POT BU | 6,945 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 568 |
| WHT AC | 29 |
| WHT SP BU | 616 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 726 |
| C UNMD M | 788 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,514 |
| D OCC | 460 |
| FEMALE | 1,244 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 460 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 1,243 |
| MD F | 425 |
| MD M | 418 |
| MD TOT | 843 |
| NUMBER CD | 31 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 863 |
| TUR BU | 1,102 |
| WID F | 93 |
| WID M | 37 |
| WID TOT | 130 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB031012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2559651
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_(Nouveau-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). "Woodstock, Town—Ville, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/woodstock-town-ville-nb031012-1881/.