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 density was 5.8 people per square mile.
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 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 144 |
| Number of families | 144 |
| Number of females | 339 |
| Number of males | 425 |
| Number of married females | 137 |
| Number of married males | 136 |
| Number of married persons | 273 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 339 |
| POP M | 425 |
| POP TOT | 764 |
| Total population | 764 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 188 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 274 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 462 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 18 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 746 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 141 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 141 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 138 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 74 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 141 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 63 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,319 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,415 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,096 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,678 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,478 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,893 |
| Acres of oats | 559 |
| Acres of potatoes | 155 |
| Acres of turnips | 30 |
| Acres of wheat | 49 |
| BAR AC | 21 |
| BAR BU | 434 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 434 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 132 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,599 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,176 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,734 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 543 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,278 |
| BWT BU | 3,599 |
| HAY AC | 2,678 |
| HAY TONS | 2,673 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 173 |
| Number of chickens | 2,104 |
| Number of ducks | 26 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 141 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 88 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 55 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 154 |
| Number of milk cows | 586 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 148 |
| Number of other cattle | 518 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 17 |
| Number of sheep | 615 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 213 |
| Number of swine | 184 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 215 |
| Number of turkeys | 29 |
| OAT AC | 559 |
| OAT BU | 10,176 |
| PEA BU | 53 |
| POT AC | 155 |
| POT BU | 12,734 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,289 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 160 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 35,540 |
| RYE BU | 50 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,673 |
| WHT AC | 49 |
| WHT SP BU | 543 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 44 |
| BEN BU | 132 |
| BUTTER LB | 35,540 |
| CATTLE KS | 173 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 188 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 274 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 462 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,289 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 55 |
| DUCKS | 26 |
| FAMILIES | 144 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 160 |
| FRN CA | 18 |
| GEESE | 88 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,104 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 154 |
| HOUSES | 141 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 138 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 74 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 141 |
| INF 11 A | 17 |
| MD FEM | 137 |
| MD MALE | 136 |
| MD TOT | 273 |
| MILK COWS | 586 |
| NAME CD | Sunbury |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 141 |
| OC TOT | 148 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 518 |
| OTHERS | 746 |
| SHEEP | 615 |
| SHEEP KS | 213 |
| SUP AM | 6,478 |
| SUP FOR | 16,415 |
| SUP JV | 63 |
| SUP PAT | 1,319 |
| SUP SC | 5,096 |
| SUP TOT | 22,893 |
| SWINE | 184 |
| SWINE KS | 215 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 141 |
| TUR AC | 30 |
| TUR BU | 3,278 |
| TURKEY | 29 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 46 |
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/.