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 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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 894 total population, 460 males, 434 females, 265 married persons, 143 families, 135 married females, 130 married males, 45 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 6.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 584 single persons under 18, 315 single males under 18, 269 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 893 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 142 occupied houses, 137 houses, 137 houses built of wood, 131 houses of 1 story, 42 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 34 houses of 3 rooms, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 2 stories, 5 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 18,492 pounds of homemade butter, 16,733 acres of land in farms, 13,021 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,547 bushels of potatoes, 9,387 bushels of oats, 3,712 acres of improved land in farms, 2,697 bushels of turnips, 2,604 acres of farmland under crops, 2,506 bushels of buckwheat, 2,203 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,699 acres of hay crops, 1,558 tons of hay, 1,295 chickens, 1,088 acres of farmland in pasture, 798 bushels of spring wheat, 682 sheep, 545 other cattle, 481 acres of oats, 343 milk cows, 304 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 139 bushels of beans, 139 horses aged over 3 years, 135 occupants of farms, 124 farm occupants who own their land, 119 cattle killed or sold, 111 swine, 91 acres of potatoes, 88 sheep slaughtered or sold, 69 bushels of barley, 60 acres of wheat, 59 geese, 59 swine slaughtered or sold, 51 acres of turnips, 47 horses aged 3 years and under, 43 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 40 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 39 turkeys, 36 bushels of peas, 36 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 24 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 20 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 20 ducks, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 farm occupants who rent their land, 9 oxen, 7 bushels of winter wheat, 4 acres of barley. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.