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 density was 7.4 people per square mile.
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 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 232 |
| Number of families | 232 |
| Number of females | 622 |
| Number of males | 692 |
| Number of married females | 218 |
| Number of married males | 218 |
| Number of married persons | 436 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP F | 622 |
| POP M | 692 |
| POP TOT | 1,314 |
| Total population | 1,314 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 386 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 464 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 850 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,314 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 225 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 225 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 204 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 225 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 40 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 50 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,719 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20,744 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,656 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,674 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,425 |
| Acres of land in farms | 32,169 |
| Acres of oats | 1,653 |
| Acres of potatoes | 135 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 36 |
| BAR AC | 40 |
| BAR BU | 809 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 809 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 14,753 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 41,343 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,203 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,520 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 404 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,870 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 122 |
| BWT BU | 14,753 |
| HAY AC | 3,674 |
| HAY TONS | 3,195 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 321 |
| Number of chickens | 4,473 |
| Number of ducks | 102 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 235 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 166 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 129 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 294 |
| Number of milk cows | 748 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 241 |
| Number of other cattle | 492 |
| Number of oxen | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 158 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 1,818 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,056 |
| Number of swine | 289 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 390 |
| Number of turkeys | 106 |
| OAT AC | 1,653 |
| OAT BU | 41,343 |
| PEA BU | 55 |
| POT AC | 135 |
| POT BU | 18,203 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,215 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,201 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 73,540 |
| RYE BU | 1,520 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,195 |
| WHT AC | 36 |
| WHT FALL BU | 122 |
| WHT SP BU | 404 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 50 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 158 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 73,540 |
| CATTLE KS | 321 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,215 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 386 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 464 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 850 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,201 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 129 |
| DUCKS | 102 |
| FAMILIES | 232 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 166 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,473 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 294 |
| HOUSES | 225 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 59 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 204 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 73 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 225 |
| INF 11 A | 10 |
| MD FEM | 218 |
| MD MALE | 218 |
| MD TOT | 436 |
| MILK COWS | 748 |
| NAME CD | Carleton |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 235 |
| OC TOT | 241 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 492 |
| OTHERS | 1,314 |
| SHEEP | 1,818 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,056 |
| SUP AM | 11,425 |
| SUP FOR | 20,744 |
| SUP JV | 50 |
| SUP PAT | 2,719 |
| SUP SC | 8,656 |
| SUP TOT | 32,169 |
| SWINE | 289 |
| SWINE KS | 390 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 225 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 2,870 |
| TURKEY | 106 |
| WID FEM | 18 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
| WORKING OX | 35 |
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/.