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 density was 1.4 people per square mile.
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 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 65 |
| Number of families | 65 |
| Number of females | 184 |
| Number of males | 197 |
| Number of married females | 64 |
| Number of married males | 64 |
| Number of married persons | 128 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP F | 184 |
| POP M | 197 |
| POP TOT | 381 |
| Total population | 381 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 113 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 127 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 240 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 381 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 64 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 64 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 48 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 25 |
| Number of occupied houses | 65 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 802 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,197 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,597 |
| Acres of hay crops | 967 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,413 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,610 |
| Acres of oats | 308 |
| Acres of potatoes | 72 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 24 |
| BAR BU | 7 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,466 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,250 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,302 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 307 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 598 |
| BWT BU | 2,466 |
| CRN BU | 112 |
| HAY AC | 967 |
| HAY TONS | 1,028 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 113 |
| Number of chickens | 736 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 68 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 39 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 16 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 77 |
| Number of milk cows | 273 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 72 |
| Number of other cattle | 245 |
| Number of oxen | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 351 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 132 |
| Number of swine | 42 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 124 |
| Number of turkeys | 69 |
| OAT AC | 308 |
| OAT BU | 4,250 |
| PEA BU | 21 |
| POT AC | 72 |
| POT BU | 8,302 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,237 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 22,115 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,028 |
| WHT AC | 24 |
| WHT SP BU | 307 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 25 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 24 |
| BEN BU | 22 |
| BUTTER LB | 22,115 |
| CATTLE KS | 113 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 113 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 127 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 240 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,237 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 16 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 65 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 39 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 736 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 77 |
| HOUSES | 64 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 48 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 64 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 64 |
| MD MALE | 64 |
| MD TOT | 128 |
| MILK COWS | 273 |
| NAME CD | Queen’s |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 68 |
| OC TOT | 72 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 245 |
| OTHERS | 381 |
| SHEEP | 351 |
| SHEEP KS | 132 |
| SUP AM | 3,413 |
| SUP FOR | 7,197 |
| SUP JV | 14 |
| SUP PAT | 802 |
| SUP SC | 2,597 |
| SUP TOT | 10,610 |
| SWINE | 42 |
| SWINE KS | 124 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 65 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 598 |
| TURKEY | 69 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 7 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
| WORKING OX | 14 |
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/.