Bathurst, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Bathurst was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,815. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q810807. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.470°N, 65.712°W.
Population
In 1891, Bathurst had a population of 4,815: 2,415 male and 2,400 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,469 |
| 1881 | 4,806 |
| 1891 | 4,815 |
| 1901 | 4,913 |
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, Bathurst shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,815 total population, 2,415 males, 2,400 females, 1,417 married persons, 801 families, 710 married females, 707 married males, 177 widowed persons, 137 widowed females, 40 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,221 single persons under 18, 1,668 single males under 18, 1,553 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,466 French Canadians, 2,349 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 728 occupied houses, 700 houses, 687 houses built of wood, 616 houses of 1 story, 254 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 134 houses of 4 rooms, 91 houses of 3 rooms, 80 houses of 2 rooms, 72 houses of 2 stories, 60 houses of 5 rooms, 41 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 28 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 22 houses of 1 room, 19 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 88,116 bushels of potatoes, 77,442 pounds of homemade butter, 49,169 acres of land in farms, 46,336 bushels of oats, 35,858 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,408 bushels of turnips, 13,311 acres of improved land in farms, 10,536 acres of farmland under crops, 6,544 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,289 bushels of buckwheat, 5,185 chickens, 5,146 bushels of spring wheat, 5,074 tons of hay, 4,674 acres of hay crops, 2,662 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,348 acres of oats, 1,713 sheep, 1,293 milk cows, 1,003 other cattle, 817 bushels of barley, 782 swine, 736 swine slaughtered or sold, 621 occupants of farms, 615 acres of potatoes, 587 farm occupants who own their land, 570 horses aged over 3 years, 570 sheep slaughtered or sold, 402 cattle killed or sold, 402 geese, 390 acres of wheat, 330 bushels of peas, 326 ducks, 280 bushels of corn, 208 bushels of winter wheat, 190 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 185 horses aged 3 years and under, 168 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 141 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 113 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 98 bushels of beans, 94 acres of turnips, 91 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 59 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 53 turkeys, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 48 acres of barley, 31 farm occupants who rent their land, 31 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 26 other fowl, 23 oxen, 3 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 9 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Francis Burns | 1842–1895 | died here |
| Joseph William Scott | 1867–1918 | born here |
| William John Bowser | 1867–1933 | born here |
| James Paul Byrne | 1869–1934 | born here |
| Harlan Carey Brewster | 1870–1918 | born here |
| Richard Bedford Bennett | 1870–1947 | born here |
| Charles-David Hébert | 1874–1932 | born here |
| Ernest MzKenzie | 1878–1918 | born here |
| Mildred Mariann Bennett | 1889–1938 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB014001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB016001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q810807
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathurst,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathurst_(Nouveau-Brunswick)
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). "Bathurst, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/bathurst-nb014001-1891/.