Blissville, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Blissville was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 764. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365781. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.612°N, 66.554°W.
Population
In 1891, Blissville had a population of 764: 425 male and 339 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,929 |
| 1881 | 894 |
| 1891 | 764 |
| 1901 | 713 |
| 1911 | 808 |
| 1921 | 609 |
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, Blissville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 764 total population, 425 males, 339 females, 273 married persons, 144 families, 137 married females, 136 married males, 29 widowed persons, 15 widowed males, 14 widowed females, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 462 single persons under 18, 274 single males under 18, 188 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 746 persons who are not French Canadian, 18 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 141 houses, 141 houses built of wood, 141 occupied houses, 138 houses of 1 story, 74 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 35,540 pounds of homemade butter, 22,893 acres of land in farms, 16,415 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,734 bushels of potatoes, 10,176 bushels of oats, 6,478 acres of improved land in farms, 5,096 acres of farmland under crops, 3,599 bushels of buckwheat, 3,278 bushels of turnips, 2,678 acres of hay crops, 2,673 tons of hay, 2,289 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,104 chickens, 1,319 acres of farmland in pasture, 615 sheep, 586 milk cows, 559 acres of oats, 543 bushels of spring wheat, 518 other cattle, 434 bushels of barley, 215 swine slaughtered or sold, 213 sheep slaughtered or sold, 184 swine, 173 cattle killed or sold, 160 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 155 acres of potatoes, 154 horses aged over 3 years, 148 occupants of farms, 141 farm occupants who own their land, 132 bushels of beans, 88 geese, 63 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 55 horses aged 3 years and under, 53 bushels of peas, 50 bushels of rye, 49 acres of wheat, 46 oxen, 44 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 42 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 acres of turnips, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 29 turkeys, 26 ducks, 21 acres of barley, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB022001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB033001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365781
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blissville_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Blissville
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). "Blissville, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/blissville-nb022001-1891/.