Aberdeen, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Aberdeen was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,314. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3296641. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.507°N, 67.281°W.
Population
In 1891, Aberdeen had a population of 1,314: 692 male and 622 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 851 |
| 1881 | 1,399 |
| 1891 | 1,314 |
| 1901 | 1,204 |
| 1911 | 1,061 |
| 1921 | 1,235 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Aberdeen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,314 total population, 692 males, 622 females, 436 married persons, 232 families, 218 married females, 218 married males, 28 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 850 single persons under 18, 464 single males under 18, 386 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,314 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 225 houses, 225 houses built of wood, 225 occupied houses, 204 houses of 1 story, 73 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 59 houses of 4 rooms, 33 uninhabited houses, 32 houses of 5 rooms, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 21 houses of 2 stories, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 5 houses of 1 room, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 73,540 pounds of homemade butter, 41,343 bushels of oats, 32,169 acres of land in farms, 20,744 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,203 bushels of potatoes, 14,753 bushels of buckwheat, 11,425 acres of improved land in farms, 8,656 acres of farmland under crops, 8,201 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,473 chickens, 3,674 acres of hay crops, 3,195 tons of hay, 2,870 bushels of turnips, 2,719 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,818 sheep, 1,653 acres of oats, 1,520 bushels of rye, 1,215 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,056 sheep slaughtered or sold, 809 bushels of barley, 748 milk cows, 492 other cattle, 404 bushels of spring wheat, 390 swine slaughtered or sold, 321 cattle killed or sold, 294 horses aged over 3 years, 289 swine, 241 occupants of farms, 235 farm occupants who own their land, 166 geese, 158 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 135 acres of potatoes, 129 horses aged 3 years and under, 122 bushels of winter wheat, 106 turkeys, 102 ducks, 55 bushels of peas, 50 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 50 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 40 acres of barley, 36 acres of wheat, 35 oxen, 16 bushels of beans, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 acres of turnips, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB012001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3296641
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Aberdeen
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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). "Aberdeen, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/aberdeen-nb012001-1891/.