Cambridge, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Cambridge was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,366. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q657125. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.818°N, 66.044°W.
Population
In 1891, Cambridge had a population of 1,366: 710 male and 656 female residents. Population density was 15.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,498 |
| 1881 | 1,482 |
| 1891 | 1,366 |
| 1901 | 1,200 |
| 1911 | 984 |
| 1921 | 968 |
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, Cambridge shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 261 |
| Number of families | 261 |
| Number of females | 656 |
| Number of males | 710 |
| Number of married females | 220 |
| Number of married males | 220 |
| Number of married persons | 440 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP F | 656 |
| POP M | 710 |
| POP TOT | 1,366 |
| Total population | 1,366 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 393 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 473 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 866 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,366 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 258 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 258 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 245 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 155 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 258 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 215 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,951 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 21,256 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,737 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,493 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,903 |
| Acres of land in farms | 35,159 |
| Acres of oats | 627 |
| Acres of potatoes | 331 |
| Acres of turnips | 32 |
| Acres of wheat | 4 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 105 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 185 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 11,240 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 292 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,232 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,112 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 500 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,859 |
| BWT BU | 11,240 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 40 |
| CRN BU | 292 |
| HAY AC | 4,493 |
| HAY TONS | 4,764 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 304 |
| Number of chickens | 8,197 |
| Number of ducks | 294 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 205 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 30 |
| Number of geese | 593 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 120 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 280 |
| Number of milk cows | 821 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 235 |
| Number of other cattle | 723 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 109 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 81 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 33 |
| Number of sheep | 1,213 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 533 |
| Number of swine | 646 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 767 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,123 |
| OAT AC | 627 |
| OAT BU | 9,232 |
| PEA BU | 35 |
| POT AC | 331 |
| POT BU | 30,112 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,215 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,281 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 55,926 |
| RYE BU | 500 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,764 |
| WHT AC | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 52 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 81 |
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 45 |
| A 51 100 | 55 |
| BEN BU | 185 |
| BUTTER LB | 55,926 |
| CATTLE KS | 304 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,215 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 393 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 473 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 866 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,281 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 120 |
| DUCKS | 294 |
| FAMILIES | 261 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 593 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,197 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 280 |
| HOUSES | 258 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 245 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 155 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 13 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 258 |
| INF 11 A | 33 |
| MD FEM | 220 |
| MD MALE | 220 |
| MD TOT | 440 |
| MILK COWS | 821 |
| NAME CD | Queen’s |
| OC F | 30 |
| OC P | 205 |
| OC TOT | 235 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 723 |
| OTHERS | 1,366 |
| SHEEP | 1,213 |
| SHEEP KS | 533 |
| SILOS | 40 |
| SUP AM | 13,903 |
| SUP FOR | 21,256 |
| SUP JV | 215 |
| SUP PAT | 4,951 |
| SUP SC | 8,737 |
| SUP TOT | 35,159 |
| SWINE | 646 |
| SWINE KS | 767 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 258 |
| TUR AC | 32 |
| TUR BU | 4,859 |
| TURKEY | 1,123 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
| WORKING OX | 109 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB018002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q657125
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Cambridge
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). "Cambridge, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/cambridge-nb018002-1891/.