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 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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,366 total population, 710 males, 656 females, 440 married persons, 261 families, 220 married females, 220 married males, 60 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 866 single persons under 18, 473 single males under 18, 393 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,366 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 258 houses, 258 houses built of wood, 258 occupied houses, 245 houses of 1 story, 155 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 35 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 27 houses of 5 rooms, 21 uninhabited houses, 18 houses of 4 rooms, 14 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 55,926 pounds of homemade butter, 35,159 acres of land in farms, 30,112 bushels of potatoes, 21,256 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,903 acres of improved land in farms, 11,240 bushels of buckwheat, 9,232 bushels of oats, 8,737 acres of farmland under crops, 8,197 chickens, 5,281 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,951 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,859 bushels of turnips, 4,764 tons of hay, 4,493 acres of hay crops, 1,215 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,213 sheep, 1,123 turkeys, 821 milk cows, 767 swine slaughtered or sold, 723 other cattle, 646 swine, 627 acres of oats, 593 geese, 533 sheep slaughtered or sold, 500 bushels of rye, 331 acres of potatoes, 304 cattle killed or sold, 294 ducks, 292 bushels of corn, 280 horses aged over 3 years, 235 occupants of farms, 215 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 205 farm occupants who own their land, 185 bushels of beans, 120 horses aged 3 years and under, 109 oxen, 105 bushels of barley, 81 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 55 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 52 bushels of spring wheat, 45 persons living on farms over 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 40, 35 bushels of peas, 33 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 32 acres of turnips, 30 farm occupants who rent their land, 21 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 acres of barley, 4 acres of wheat, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.