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 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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,751 total population, 1,410 males, 1,341 females, 885 married persons, 517 families, 443 married males, 442 married females, 78 widowed persons, 54 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,788 single persons under 18, 943 single males under 18, 845 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,234 persons who are not French Canadian, 517 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 495 occupied houses, 484 houses, 481 houses built of wood, 376 houses of 1 story, 175 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 103 houses of 2 stories, 93 houses of 2 rooms, 76 houses of 4 rooms, 50 houses of 3 rooms, 35 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 34 houses of 5 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 11 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 11 houses of 1 room, 10 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses of 3 stories, 5 houses under construction, 3 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 43,200 pounds of homemade butter, 29,582 acres of land in farms, 23,596 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,360 bushels of potatoes, 13,515 bushels of oats, 5,986 acres of improved land in farms, 4,361 acres of farmland under crops, 3,950 bushels of turnips, 2,751 bushels of buckwheat, 2,428 tons of hay, 1,992 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,911 chickens, 1,604 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,219 acres of hay crops, 782 sheep, 440 acres of oats, 434 milk cows, 411 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 282 other cattle, 278 horses aged over 3 years, 254 bushels of barley, 244 sheep slaughtered or sold, 216 acres of potatoes, 210 occupants of farms, 206 farm occupants who own their land, 192 swine, 145 swine slaughtered or sold, 121 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 87 cattle killed or sold, 80 geese, 64 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 52 horses aged 3 years and under, 49 bushels of peas, 48 bushels of spring wheat, 43 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 22 ducks, 21 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 21 acres of turnips, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 19 acres of barley, 17 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 oxen, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 acres of wheat, 2 other fowl, 2 turkeys, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.