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 administrative centroid was at approximately 45.799°N, 66.416°W.
Population
In 1891, Burton had a population of 1,455: 767 male and 688 female residents. Population density was 12.8 people per square mile.
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 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 288 |
| Number of families | 288 |
| Number of females | 686 |
| Number of males | 767 |
| Number of married females | 235 |
| Number of married males | 232 |
| Number of married persons | 467 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 79 |
| POP F | 688 |
| POP M | 767 |
| POP TOT | 1,455 |
| Total population | 1,455 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 412 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 497 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 909 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,455 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 283 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 283 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 261 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 22 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 125 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 288 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 151 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,692 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 26,581 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,556 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,004 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,399 |
| Acres of land in farms | 34,980 |
| Acres of oats | 488 |
| Acres of potatoes | 389 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 8 |
| BAR AC | 42 |
| BAR BU | 805 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 805 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 182 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,183 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 233 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,310 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,413 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 74 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,629 |
| BWT BU | 5,183 |
| CRN BU | 233 |
| HAY AC | 3,004 |
| HAY TONS | 3,641 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 248 |
| Number of chickens | 3,050 |
| Number of ducks | 106 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 239 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 28 |
| Number of geese | 157 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 85 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 287 |
| Number of milk cows | 728 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 267 |
| Number of other cattle | 888 |
| Number of oxen | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 38 |
| Number of sheep | 898 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 274 |
| Number of swine | 161 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 402 |
| Number of turkeys | 41 |
| OAT AC | 488 |
| OAT BU | 9,310 |
| PEA BU | 75 |
| POT AC | 389 |
| POT BU | 32,413 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,841 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 37,634 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,641 |
| WHT AC | 8 |
| WHT SP BU | 74 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 60 |
| A 11 50 | 39 |
| A 201 PL | 48 |
| A 51 100 | 82 |
| BEN BU | 182 |
| BUTTER LB | 37,634 |
| CATTLE KS | 248 |
| CHEESE LB | 60 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 412 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 497 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 909 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,841 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 85 |
| DUCKS | 106 |
| FAMILIES | 288 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 157 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,050 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 287 |
| HOUSES | 283 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 58 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 261 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 125 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 22 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 283 |
| INF 11 A | 38 |
| MD FEM | 235 |
| MD MALE | 232 |
| MD TOT | 467 |
| MILK COWS | 728 |
| NAME CD | Sunbury |
| OC F | 28 |
| OC P | 239 |
| OC TOT | 267 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 888 |
| OTHERS | 1,455 |
| SHEEP | 898 |
| SHEEP KS | 274 |
| SUP AM | 8,399 |
| SUP FOR | 26,581 |
| SUP JV | 151 |
| SUP PAT | 1,692 |
| SUP SC | 6,556 |
| SUP TOT | 34,980 |
| SWINE | 161 |
| SWINE KS | 402 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 288 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 4,629 |
| TURKEY | 41 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 41 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 79 |
| WORKING OX | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB022002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB033002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.