Burton, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Burton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,455. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5000891. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.799°N, 66.416°W.
Population
In 1891, Burton had a population of 1,455: 767 male and 686 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,830 |
| 1881 | 1,677 |
| 1891 | 1,455 |
| 1901 | 1,424 |
| 1911 | 1,610 |
| 1921 | 1,383 |
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, Burton 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 1,455 total population, 767 males, 686 females, 467 married persons, 288 families, 235 married females, 232 married males, 79 widowed persons, 41 widowed females, 38 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 909 single persons under 18, 497 single males under 18, 412 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,455 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 288 occupied houses, 283 houses, 283 houses built of wood, 261 houses of 1 story, 125 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 58 houses of 4 rooms, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 24 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 22 houses of 2 stories, 19 houses of 3 rooms, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 5 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 37,634 pounds of homemade butter, 34,980 acres of land in farms, 32,413 bushels of potatoes, 26,581 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,310 bushels of oats, 8,399 acres of improved land in farms, 6,556 acres of farmland under crops, 5,183 bushels of buckwheat, 4,629 bushels of turnips, 3,841 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,641 tons of hay, 3,050 chickens, 3,004 acres of hay crops, 1,692 acres of farmland in pasture, 898 sheep, 888 other cattle, 805 bushels of barley, 728 milk cows, 488 acres of oats, 402 swine slaughtered or sold, 389 acres of potatoes, 287 horses aged over 3 years, 274 sheep slaughtered or sold, 267 occupants of farms, 248 cattle killed or sold, 239 farm occupants who own their land, 233 bushels of corn, 182 bushels of beans, 161 swine, 157 geese, 151 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 106 ducks, 85 horses aged 3 years and under, 82 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 75 bushels of peas, 74 bushels of spring wheat, 60 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 60 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 56 oxen, 48 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 42 acres of barley, 41 turkeys, 39 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 38 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 28 farm occupants who rent their land, 27 acres of turnips, 8 acres of wheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB022002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB033002_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5000891
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Burton
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). "Burton, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/burton-nb022002-1891/.