Brunswick, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Brunswick was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 381. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365788. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.082°N, 65.548°W.
Population
In 1891, Brunswick had a population of 381: 197 male and 184 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 450 |
| 1881 | 499 |
| 1891 | 381 |
| 1901 | 332 |
| 1911 | 286 |
| 1921 | 318 |
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, Brunswick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 381 total population, 197 males, 184 females, 128 married persons, 65 families, 64 married females, 64 married males, 13 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 240 single persons under 18, 127 single males under 18, 113 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 381 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 65 occupied houses, 64 houses, 64 houses built of wood, 48 houses of 1 story, 25 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 16 houses of 2 stories, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 22,115 pounds of homemade butter, 10,610 acres of land in farms, 8,302 bushels of potatoes, 7,197 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,250 bushels of oats, 3,413 acres of improved land in farms, 2,597 acres of farmland under crops, 2,466 bushels of buckwheat, 1,237 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,028 tons of hay, 967 acres of hay crops, 802 acres of farmland in pasture, 736 chickens, 598 bushels of turnips, 351 sheep, 308 acres of oats, 307 bushels of spring wheat, 273 milk cows, 245 other cattle, 132 sheep slaughtered or sold, 124 swine slaughtered or sold, 113 cattle killed or sold, 112 bushels of corn, 77 horses aged over 3 years, 72 acres of potatoes, 72 occupants of farms, 69 turkeys, 68 farm occupants who own their land, 42 swine, 39 geese, 25 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 24 acres of wheat, 24 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 22 bushels of beans, 21 bushels of peas, 16 horses aged 3 years and under, 14 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 14 oxen, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 bushels of barley, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 acres of turnips, 3 ducks, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB018001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365788
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunswick_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Brunswick
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). "Brunswick, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/brunswick-nb018001-1891/.