Blissfield, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Blissfield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 894. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q664434. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.600°N, 66.042°W.
Population
In 1891, Blissfield had a population of 894: 460 male and 434 female residents. Population density was 1.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 757 |
| 1881 | 902 |
| 1891 | 894 |
| 1901 | 997 |
| 1911 | 1,040 |
| 1921 | 1,304 |
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, Blissfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 143 |
| Number of families | 143 |
| Number of females | 434 |
| Number of males | 460 |
| Number of married females | 135 |
| Number of married males | 130 |
| Number of married persons | 265 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP F | 434 |
| POP M | 460 |
| POP TOT | 894 |
| Total population | 894 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 269 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 315 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 584 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 893 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 137 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 137 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 131 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 142 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 20 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,088 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,021 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,604 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,699 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,712 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,733 |
| Acres of oats | 481 |
| Acres of potatoes | 91 |
| Acres of turnips | 51 |
| Acres of wheat | 60 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 69 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,506 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,387 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,547 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 798 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,697 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| BWT BU | 2,506 |
| HAY AC | 1,699 |
| HAY TONS | 1,558 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 119 |
| Number of chickens | 1,295 |
| Number of ducks | 20 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 124 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 59 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 47 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 139 |
| Number of milk cows | 343 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 135 |
| Number of other cattle | 545 |
| Number of oxen | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 682 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 88 |
| Number of swine | 111 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 59 |
| Number of turkeys | 39 |
| OAT AC | 481 |
| OAT BU | 9,387 |
| PEA BU | 36 |
| POT AC | 91 |
| POT BU | 12,547 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 304 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,203 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 43 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,492 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,558 |
| WHT AC | 60 |
| WHT FALL BU | 7 |
| WHT SP BU | 798 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 36 |
| A 11 50 | 24 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 40 |
| BEN BU | 139 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,492 |
| CATTLE KS | 119 |
| CHEESE LB | 304 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 269 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 315 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 584 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,203 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 47 |
| DUCKS | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 143 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 43 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 59 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,295 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 139 |
| HOUSES | 137 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 131 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 42 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 137 |
| INF 11 A | 18 |
| MD FEM | 135 |
| MD MALE | 130 |
| MD TOT | 265 |
| MILK COWS | 343 |
| NAME CD | Northumberland |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 124 |
| OC TOT | 135 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 545 |
| OTHERS | 893 |
| SHEEP | 682 |
| SHEEP KS | 88 |
| SUP AM | 3,712 |
| SUP FOR | 13,021 |
| SUP JV | 20 |
| SUP PAT | 1,088 |
| SUP SC | 2,604 |
| SUP TOT | 16,733 |
| SWINE | 111 |
| SWINE KS | 59 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 142 |
| TUR AC | 51 |
| TUR BU | 2,697 |
| TURKEY | 39 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 30 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
| WORKING OX | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB017003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q664434
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blissfield_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Blissfield
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). "Blissfield, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/blissfield-nb017003-1891/.