Beresford, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Beresford was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,301. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.762°N, 65.811°W.
Population
In 1891, Beresford had a population of 4,301: 2,164 male and 2,137 female residents. Population density was 30.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,275 |
| 1881 | 3,636 |
| 1891 | 4,301 |
| 1901 | 4,457 |
| 1911 | 4,917 |
| 1921 | 5,466 |
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, Beresford 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 | 7.10 |
| FAM NO | 603 |
| Number of families | 603 |
| Number of females | 2,137 |
| Number of males | 2,164 |
| Number of married females | 615 |
| Number of married males | 615 |
| Number of married persons | 1,230 |
| Number of widowed females | 71 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 109 |
| POP F | 2,137 |
| POP M | 2,164 |
| POP TOT | 4,301 |
| Total population | 4,301 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,451 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,511 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,962 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3,763 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 538 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 569 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 569 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 62 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 562 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 93 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 102 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 158 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 37 |
| Number of occupied houses | 573 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 152 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,783 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 34,601 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,888 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,760 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,702 |
| Acres of land in farms | 48,303 |
| Acres of oats | 2,267 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,208 |
| Acres of turnips | 74 |
| Acres of wheat | 708 |
| BAR AC | 152 |
| BAR BU | 1,829 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,829 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 149 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,777 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 535 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 39,279 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 510 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 175,173 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,282 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,415 |
| BWT BU | 3,777 |
| CRN BU | 535 |
| HAY AC | 3,760 |
| HAY TONS | 3,743 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 481 |
| Number of chickens | 6,229 |
| Number of ducks | 45 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 566 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 17 |
| Number of geese | 166 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 128 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 488 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,016 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 584 |
| Number of other cattle | 983 |
| Number of other fowl | 44 |
| Number of oxen | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 78 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 193 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 232 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 55 |
| Number of sheep | 2,200 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 831 |
| Number of swine | 695 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 719 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 2,267 |
| OAT BU | 39,279 |
| PEA BU | 510 |
| POT AC | 1,208 |
| POT BU | 175,173 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,416 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 51,378 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,743 |
| WHT AC | 708 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,282 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 78 |
| A 11 50 | 193 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 232 |
| BEN BU | 149 |
| BUTTER LB | 51,378 |
| CATTLE KS | 481 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,451 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,511 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,962 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,416 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 128 |
| DUCKS | 45 |
| FAMILIES | 603 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 7.10 |
| FRN CA | 3,763 |
| GEESE | 166 |
| GRA BU | 26 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,229 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 488 |
| HOUSES | 569 |
| HOUSES CON | 37 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 102 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 62 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 562 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 158 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 93 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 84 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 32 |
| HOUSES W | 569 |
| INF 11 A | 55 |
| MD FEM | 615 |
| MD MALE | 615 |
| MD TOT | 1,230 |
| MILK COWS | 1,016 |
| NAME CD | Gloucester |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 17 |
| OC P | 566 |
| OC TOT | 584 |
| OTHER FOWL | 44 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 983 |
| OTHERS | 538 |
| SHEEP | 2,200 |
| SHEEP KS | 831 |
| SUP AM | 13,702 |
| SUP FOR | 34,601 |
| SUP JV | 31 |
| SUP PAT | 2,783 |
| SUP SC | 10,888 |
| SUP TOT | 48,303 |
| SWINE | 695 |
| SWINE KS | 719 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 573 |
| TUR AC | 74 |
| TUR BU | 11,415 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 71 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 109 |
| WORKING OX | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB014002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025002— 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). "Beresford, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/beresford-nb014002-1891/.