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 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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 229 |
| Number of families | 229 |
| Number of females | 591 |
| Number of males | 651 |
| Number of married females | 193 |
| Number of married males | 193 |
| Number of married persons | 386 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| POP F | 591 |
| POP M | 651 |
| POP TOT | 1,242 |
| Total population | 1,242 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 360 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 438 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 798 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 18 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,224 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 219 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 219 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 97 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 121 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 96 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 219 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 63 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 38 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,505 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,564 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,562 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,687 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,105 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,669 |
| Acres of oats | 1,582 |
| Acres of potatoes | 192 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 103 |
| BAR AC | 63 |
| BAR BU | 1,306 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,306 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 310 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,472 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 156 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 97 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 45,070 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 503 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,426 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,998 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,221 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 12,472 |
| CRN BU | 97 |
| HAY AC | 2,687 |
| HAY TONS | 3,071 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 415 |
| Number of chickens | 2,636 |
| Number of ducks | 47 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 219 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 39 |
| Number of geese | 66 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 128 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 324 |
| Number of milk cows | 558 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 258 |
| Number of other cattle | 495 |
| Number of oxen | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 72 |
| Number of sheep | 1,526 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 988 |
| Number of swine | 237 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 269 |
| Number of turkeys | 62 |
| OAT AC | 1,582 |
| OAT BU | 45,070 |
| PEA BU | 503 |
| POT AC | 192 |
| POT BU | 27,426 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 35 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,426 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 40,390 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,071 |
| WHT AC | 103 |
| WHT FALL BU | 20 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,998 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 46 |
| A 11 50 | 34 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 93 |
| BEN BU | 310 |
| BUTTER LB | 40,390 |
| CATTLE KS | 415 |
| CHEESE LB | 35 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 360 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 438 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 798 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,426 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 128 |
| DUCKS | 47 |
| FAMILIES | 229 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 18 |
| GEESE | 66 |
| GRA BU | 156 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,636 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 324 |
| HOUSES | 219 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 97 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 96 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 121 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 219 |
| INF 11 A | 72 |
| MD FEM | 193 |
| MD MALE | 193 |
| MD TOT | 386 |
| MILK COWS | 558 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC F | 39 |
| OC P | 219 |
| OC TOT | 258 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 495 |
| OTHERS | 1,224 |
| SHEEP | 1,526 |
| SHEEP KS | 988 |
| SUP AM | 9,105 |
| SUP FOR | 12,564 |
| SUP JV | 38 |
| SUP PAT | 2,505 |
| SUP SC | 6,562 |
| SUP TOT | 21,669 |
| SWINE | 237 |
| SWINE KS | 269 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 219 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 2,221 |
| TURKEY | 62 |
| WID FEM | 38 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 58 |
| WORKING OX | 20 |
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: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.