Andover, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Andover was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,242. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365754. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.705°N, 67.751°W.
Population
In 1891, Andover had a population of 1,242: 651 male and 591 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,166 |
| 1881 | 1,229 |
| 1891 | 1,242 |
| 1901 | 1,260 |
| 1911 | 1,331 |
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, Andover shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,242 total population, 651 males, 591 females, 386 married persons, 229 families, 193 married females, 193 married males, 58 widowed persons, 38 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 798 single persons under 18, 438 single males under 18, 360 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,224 persons who are not French Canadian, 18 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 219 houses, 219 houses built of wood, 219 occupied houses, 121 houses of 2 stories, 97 houses of 1 story, 96 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 30 houses of 4 rooms, 27 houses of 3 rooms, 23 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 45,070 bushels of oats, 40,390 pounds of homemade butter, 27,426 bushels of potatoes, 21,669 acres of land in farms, 12,564 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,472 bushels of buckwheat, 9,105 acres of improved land in farms, 6,562 acres of farmland under crops, 6,426 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,071 tons of hay, 2,687 acres of hay crops, 2,636 chickens, 2,505 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,221 bushels of turnips, 1,998 bushels of spring wheat, 1,582 acres of oats, 1,526 sheep, 1,306 bushels of barley, 988 sheep slaughtered or sold, 558 milk cows, 503 bushels of peas, 495 other cattle, 415 cattle killed or sold, 324 horses aged over 3 years, 310 bushels of beans, 269 swine slaughtered or sold, 258 occupants of farms, 237 swine, 219 farm occupants who own their land, 192 acres of potatoes, 156 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 128 horses aged 3 years and under, 103 acres of wheat, 97 bushels of corn, 93 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 72 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 66 geese, 63 acres of barley, 62 turkeys, 47 ducks, 46 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 39 farm occupants who rent their land, 38 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 35 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 34 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 20 bushels of winter wheat, 20 oxen, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB023001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB034001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365754
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andover_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Andover
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). "Andover, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/andover-nb023001-1891/.