Alnwick, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Alnwick was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,960. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365755. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.278°N, 65.198°W.
Population
In 1891, Alnwick had a population of 2,960: 1,495 male and 1,465 female residents. Population density was 9.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,393 |
| 1881 | 2,646 |
| 1891 | 2,960 |
| 1901 | 3,334 |
| 1911 | 3,893 |
| 1921 | 4,333 |
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, Alnwick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 472 |
| Number of families | 472 |
| Number of females | 1,465 |
| Number of males | 1,495 |
| Number of married females | 429 |
| Number of married males | 429 |
| Number of married persons | 858 |
| Number of widowed females | 71 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 106 |
| POP F | 1,465 |
| POP M | 1,495 |
| POP TOT | 2,960 |
| Total population | 2,960 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 965 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,031 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,996 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,552 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,408 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 467 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 467 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 89 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 366 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 106 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 101 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 467 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 25 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,060 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 28,718 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,345 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,506 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,430 |
| Acres of land in farms | 36,148 |
| Acres of oats | 1,430 |
| Acres of potatoes | 527 |
| Acres of turnips | 32 |
| Acres of wheat | 353 |
| BAR AC | 10 |
| BAR BU | 108 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,270 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 24,196 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 129 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 71,141 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,897 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,123 |
| BWT BU | 1,270 |
| CRN BU | 49 |
| HAY AC | 2,506 |
| HAY TONS | 2,240 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 292 |
| Number of chickens | 4,144 |
| Number of ducks | 52 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 461 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 22 |
| Number of geese | 79 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 66 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 288 |
| Number of milk cows | 749 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 483 |
| Number of other cattle | 689 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 146 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 146 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 111 |
| Number of sheep | 1,828 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 431 |
| Number of swine | 548 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 494 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 1,430 |
| OAT BU | 24,196 |
| PEA BU | 129 |
| POT AC | 527 |
| POT BU | 71,141 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 64 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,680 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 36,648 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,240 |
| WHT AC | 353 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,897 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 61 |
| A 11 50 | 146 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 146 |
| BEN BU | 75 |
| BUTTER LB | 36,648 |
| CATTLE KS | 292 |
| CHEESE LB | 64 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 965 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,031 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,996 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,680 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 66 |
| DUCKS | 52 |
| FAMILIES | 472 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FRN CA | 1,552 |
| GEESE | 79 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,144 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 288 |
| HOUSES | 467 |
| HOUSES CON | 11 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 42 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 65 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 89 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 366 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 88 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 65 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 106 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 101 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 467 |
| INF 11 A | 111 |
| MD FEM | 429 |
| MD MALE | 429 |
| MD TOT | 858 |
| MILK COWS | 749 |
| NAME CD | Northumberland |
| OC F | 22 |
| OC P | 461 |
| OC TOT | 483 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 689 |
| OTHERS | 1,408 |
| SHEEP | 1,828 |
| SHEEP KS | 431 |
| SUP AM | 7,430 |
| SUP FOR | 28,718 |
| SUP JV | 25 |
| SUP PAT | 1,060 |
| SUP SC | 6,345 |
| SUP TOT | 36,148 |
| SWINE | 548 |
| SWINE KS | 494 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 467 |
| TUR AC | 32 |
| TUR BU | 6,123 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| WID FEM | 71 |
| WID MALE | 35 |
| WID TOT | 106 |
| WORKING OX | 53 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB017001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365755
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alnwick_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Alnwick
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). "Alnwick, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/alnwick-nb017001-1891/.