Blackville, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Blackville was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,066. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365779. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.673°N, 65.800°W.
Population
In 1891, Blackville had a population of 2,066: 1,113 male and 953 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,688 |
| 1881 | 2,065 |
| 1891 | 2,066 |
| 1901 | 2,439 |
| 1911 | 2,591 |
| 1921 | 2,794 |
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, Blackville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.80 |
| FAM NO | 305 |
| Number of families | 305 |
| Number of females | 953 |
| Number of males | 1,113 |
| Number of married females | 264 |
| Number of married males | 267 |
| Number of married persons | 531 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 74 |
| POP F | 953 |
| POP M | 1,113 |
| POP TOT | 2,066 |
| Total population | 2,066 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 639 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 822 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,461 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,066 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 303 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 303 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 278 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 114 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 303 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,509 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 26,992 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,448 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,393 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,980 |
| Acres of land in farms | 33,972 |
| Acres of oats | 953 |
| Acres of potatoes | 319 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 59 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 16 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 119 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,598 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,262 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 31,426 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 890 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,586 |
| BWT BU | 3,598 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 2,393 |
| HAY TONS | 2,791 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 221 |
| Number of chickens | 2,315 |
| Number of ducks | 95 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 261 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 104 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 78 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 328 |
| Number of milk cows | 693 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 279 |
| Number of other cattle | 774 |
| Number of oxen | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 133 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 17 |
| Number of sheep | 1,487 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 397 |
| Number of swine | 321 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 358 |
| Number of turkeys | 87 |
| OAT AC | 953 |
| OAT BU | 19,262 |
| PEA BU | 3 |
| POT AC | 319 |
| POT BU | 31,426 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 32 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,766 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 75 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,205 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,791 |
| WHT AC | 59 |
| WHT SP BU | 890 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 51 |
| A 11 50 | 50 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 133 |
| BEN BU | 119 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,205 |
| CATTLE KS | 221 |
| CHEESE LB | 32 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 639 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 822 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,461 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,766 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 78 |
| DUCKS | 95 |
| FAMILIES | 305 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 75 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 104 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,315 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 328 |
| HOUSES | 303 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 77 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 278 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 114 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 24 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 303 |
| INF 11 A | 17 |
| MD FEM | 264 |
| MD MALE | 267 |
| MD TOT | 531 |
| MILK COWS | 693 |
| NAME CD | Northumberland |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 261 |
| OC TOT | 279 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 774 |
| OTHERS | 2,066 |
| SHEEP | 1,487 |
| SHEEP KS | 397 |
| SUP AM | 6,980 |
| SUP FOR | 26,992 |
| SUP JV | 23 |
| SUP PAT | 1,509 |
| SUP SC | 5,448 |
| SUP TOT | 33,972 |
| SWINE | 321 |
| SWINE KS | 358 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 303 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 2,586 |
| TURKEY | 87 |
| WID FEM | 50 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 74 |
| WORKING OX | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB017002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365779
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackville_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Blackville
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). "Blackville, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/blackville-nb017002-1891/.