Addington, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Addington was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,751. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365753. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.711°N, 66.768°W.
Population
In 1891, Addington had a population of 2,751: 1,410 male and 1,341 female residents. Population density was 6.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,194 |
| 1881 | 1,878 |
| 1891 | 2,751 |
| 1901 | 3,577 |
| 1911 | 1,907 |
| 1921 | 2,194 |
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, Addington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 517 |
| Number of families | 517 |
| Number of females | 1,341 |
| Number of males | 1,410 |
| Number of married females | 442 |
| Number of married males | 443 |
| Number of married persons | 885 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 78 |
| POP F | 1,341 |
| POP M | 1,410 |
| POP TOT | 2,751 |
| Total population | 2,751 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 845 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 943 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,788 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 517 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,234 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 11 |
| Number of houses | 484 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 481 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 11 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 376 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 93 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 103 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 175 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 495 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 19 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,604 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,596 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,361 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,219 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,986 |
| Acres of land in farms | 29,582 |
| Acres of oats | 440 |
| Acres of potatoes | 216 |
| Acres of turnips | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR AC | 19 |
| BAR BU | 254 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 254 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,751 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,515 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,360 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,950 |
| BWT BU | 2,751 |
| HAY AC | 1,219 |
| HAY TONS | 2,428 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 87 |
| Number of chickens | 1,911 |
| Number of ducks | 22 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 206 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 80 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 52 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 278 |
| Number of milk cows | 434 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 210 |
| Number of other cattle | 282 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 121 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 782 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 244 |
| Number of swine | 192 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 145 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 440 |
| OAT BU | 13,515 |
| PEA BU | 49 |
| POT AC | 216 |
| POT BU | 17,360 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 64 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,992 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 411 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 43,200 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,428 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 48 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 43 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 121 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 43,200 |
| CATTLE KS | 87 |
| CHEESE LB | 64 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 845 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 943 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,788 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,992 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 52 |
| DUCKS | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 517 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 411 |
| FRN CA | 517 |
| GEESE | 80 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,911 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 278 |
| HOUSES | 484 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 76 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 376 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 175 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 93 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 103 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 481 |
| INF 11 A | 9 |
| MD FEM | 442 |
| MD MALE | 443 |
| MD TOT | 885 |
| MILK COWS | 434 |
| NAME CD | Restigouche |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 206 |
| OC TOT | 210 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 282 |
| OTHERS | 2,234 |
| SHEEP | 782 |
| SHEEP KS | 244 |
| SUP AM | 5,986 |
| SUP FOR | 23,596 |
| SUP JV | 21 |
| SUP PAT | 1,604 |
| SUP SC | 4,361 |
| SUP TOT | 29,582 |
| SWINE | 192 |
| SWINE KS | 145 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 495 |
| TUR AC | 21 |
| TUR BU | 3,950 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 11 |
| WID FEM | 54 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 78 |
| WORKING OX | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB019001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB031001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365753
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addington_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Addington
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). "Addington, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/addington-nb019001-1891/.