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 density was 5.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,469 |
| 1881 | 4,806 |
| 1891 | 4,815 |
| 1901 | 4,913 |
| 1911 | 5,248 |
| 1921 | 5,115 |
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 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 801 |
| Number of families | 801 |
| Number of females | 2,400 |
| Number of males | 2,415 |
| Number of married females | 710 |
| Number of married males | 707 |
| Number of married persons | 1,417 |
| Number of widowed females | 137 |
| Number of widowed males | 40 |
| Number of widowed persons | 177 |
| POP F | 2,400 |
| POP M | 2,415 |
| POP TOT | 4,815 |
| Total population | 4,815 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,553 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,668 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,221 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,466 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,349 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 28 |
| Number of houses | 700 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 687 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 22 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 616 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 72 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 91 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 134 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 254 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of occupied houses | 728 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 48 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 113 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,662 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 35,858 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,536 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,674 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,311 |
| Acres of land in farms | 49,169 |
| Acres of oats | 2,348 |
| Acres of potatoes | 615 |
| Acres of turnips | 94 |
| Acres of wheat | 390 |
| BAR AC | 48 |
| BAR BU | 817 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 817 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,289 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 280 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 46,336 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 330 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 88,116 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,146 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15,408 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 208 |
| BWT BU | 5,289 |
| CRN BU | 280 |
| HAY AC | 4,674 |
| HAY TONS | 5,074 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 402 |
| Number of chickens | 5,185 |
| Number of ducks | 326 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 587 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 31 |
| Number of geese | 402 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 185 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 570 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,293 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 621 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,003 |
| Number of other fowl | 26 |
| Number of oxen | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 141 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 190 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 168 |
| Number of sheep | 1,713 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 570 |
| Number of swine | 782 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 736 |
| Number of turkeys | 53 |
| OAT AC | 2,348 |
| OAT BU | 46,336 |
| PEA BU | 330 |
| POT AC | 615 |
| POT BU | 88,116 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,544 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 77,442 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,074 |
| WHT AC | 390 |
| WHT FALL BU | 208 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,146 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 91 |
| A 11 50 | 141 |
| A 201 PL | 31 |
| A 51 100 | 190 |
| BEN BU | 98 |
| BUTTER LB | 77,442 |
| CATTLE KS | 402 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,553 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,668 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,221 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,544 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 185 |
| DUCKS | 326 |
| FAMILIES | 801 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FRN CA | 2,466 |
| GEESE | 402 |
| GRA BU | 59 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,185 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 570 |
| HOUSES | 700 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES CON | 10 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 41 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 134 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 616 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 254 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 91 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 80 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 72 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 687 |
| INF 11 A | 168 |
| MD FEM | 710 |
| MD MALE | 707 |
| MD TOT | 1,417 |
| MILK COWS | 1,293 |
| NAME CD | Gloucester |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 31 |
| OC P | 587 |
| OC TOT | 621 |
| OTHER FOWL | 26 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,003 |
| OTHERS | 2,349 |
| SHEEP | 1,713 |
| SHEEP KS | 570 |
| SUP AM | 13,311 |
| SUP FOR | 35,858 |
| SUP JV | 113 |
| SUP PAT | 2,662 |
| SUP SC | 10,536 |
| SUP TOT | 49,169 |
| SWINE | 782 |
| SWINE KS | 736 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 728 |
| TUR AC | 94 |
| TUR BU | 15,408 |
| TURKEY | 53 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 28 |
| WID FEM | 137 |
| WID MALE | 40 |
| WID TOT | 177 |
| WORKING OX | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB014001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025001— 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/.