Campobello, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Campobello was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,188. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365793. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.888°N, 66.936°W.
Population
In 1891, Campobello had a population of 1,188: 621 male and 567 female residents. Population density was 65.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,073 |
| 1881 | 1,160 |
| 1891 | 1,188 |
| 1901 | 1,211 |
| 1911 | 1,230 |
| 1921 | 1,188 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 214 |
| Number of families | 214 |
| Number of females | 567 |
| Number of males | 621 |
| Number of married females | 207 |
| Number of married males | 203 |
| Number of married persons | 410 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP F | 567 |
| POP M | 621 |
| POP TOT | 1,188 |
| Total population | 1,188 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 332 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 400 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 732 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,188 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 207 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 207 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 202 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 117 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 210 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 53 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 452 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,169 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 580 |
| Acres of hay crops | 498 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,085 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,254 |
| Acres of oats | 6 |
| Acres of potatoes | 70 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,614 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 732 |
| HAY AC | 498 |
| HAY TONS | 539 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 38 |
| Number of chickens | 2,904 |
| Number of ducks | 117 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 117 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 80 |
| Number of geese | 201 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 2 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 31 |
| Number of milk cows | 192 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 197 |
| Number of other cattle | 68 |
| Number of other fowl | 40 |
| Number of oxen | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 168 |
| Number of sheep | 542 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 444 |
| Number of swine | 117 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 144 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 6 |
| OAT BU | 110 |
| PEA BU | 46 |
| POT AC | 70 |
| POT BU | 5,614 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,743 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,638 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 539 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 10 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,638 |
| CATTLE KS | 38 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 332 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 400 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 732 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,743 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 2 |
| DUCKS | 117 |
| FAMILIES | 214 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 150 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 201 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,904 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 31 |
| HOUSES | 207 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 202 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 117 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 207 |
| INF 11 A | 168 |
| MD FEM | 207 |
| MD MALE | 203 |
| MD TOT | 410 |
| MILK COWS | 192 |
| NAME CD | Charlotte |
| OC F | 80 |
| OC P | 117 |
| OC TOT | 197 |
| OTHER FOWL | 40 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 68 |
| OTHERS | 1,188 |
| SHEEP | 542 |
| SHEEP KS | 444 |
| SUP AM | 1,085 |
| SUP FOR | 10,169 |
| SUP JV | 53 |
| SUP PAT | 452 |
| SUP SC | 580 |
| SUP TOT | 11,254 |
| SWINE | 117 |
| SWINE KS | 144 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 210 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 732 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
| WORKING OX | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB013001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365793
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campobello_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Campobello
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). "Campobello, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/campobello-nb013001-1891/.