Alma, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Alma was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,091. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365750. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.634°N, 65.008°W.
Population
In 1891, Alma had a population of 1,091: 588 male and 503 female residents. Population density was 10.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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, Alma shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 138 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 197 |
| Number of families | 197 |
| Number of females | 503 |
| Number of males | 588 |
| Number of married females | 179 |
| Number of married males | 178 |
| Number of married persons | 357 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| POP F | 503 |
| POP M | 588 |
| POP TOT | 1,091 |
| Total population | 1,091 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 303 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 388 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 691 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,089 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses | 182 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 182 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 113 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 69 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 62 |
| Number of occupied houses | 182 |
Agriculture (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,971 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,322 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,709 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,115 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,708 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,030 |
| Acres of oats | 301 |
| Acres of potatoes | 121 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,820 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,838 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,997 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 642 |
| BWT BU | 1,820 |
| HAY AC | 1,115 |
| HAY TONS | 1,216 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 50 |
| Number of chickens | 1,504 |
| Number of ducks | 27 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 148 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 116 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 35 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 140 |
| Number of milk cows | 356 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 156 |
| Number of other cattle | 221 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 23 |
| Number of sheep | 733 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 248 |
| Number of swine | 64 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 13 |
| Number of turkeys | 12 |
| OAT AC | 301 |
| OAT BU | 4,838 |
| POT AC | 121 |
| POT BU | 9,997 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 216 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,829 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 46,013 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,216 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 24 |
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 74 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 46,013 |
| CATTLE KS | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 303 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 388 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 691 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 216 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 35 |
| DUCKS | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 197 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,829 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 116 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,504 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 140 |
| HOUSES | 182 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 113 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 62 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 69 |
| HOUSES W | 182 |
| INF 11 A | 23 |
| MD FEM | 179 |
| MD MALE | 178 |
| MD TOT | 357 |
| MILK COWS | 356 |
| NAME CD | Albert |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 148 |
| OC TOT | 156 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 221 |
| OTHERS | 1,089 |
| SHEEP | 733 |
| SHEEP KS | 248 |
| SUP AM | 4,708 |
| SUP FOR | 11,322 |
| SUP JV | 28 |
| SUP PAT | 1,971 |
| SUP SC | 2,709 |
| SUP TOT | 16,030 |
| SWINE | 64 |
| SWINE KS | 13 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 182 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 642 |
| TURKEY | 12 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 43 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
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). "Alma, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/alma-nb011001-1891/.