Canning, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Canning was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 806. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365792. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.973°N, 66.092°W.
Population
In 1891, Canning had a population of 806: 437 male and 369 female residents. Population density was 7.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 990 |
| 1881 | 1,005 |
| 1891 | 806 |
| 1901 | 699 |
| 1911 | 797 |
| 1921 | 1,568 |
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, Canning shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 152 |
| Number of families | 152 |
| Number of females | 369 |
| Number of males | 437 |
| Number of married females | 129 |
| Number of married males | 132 |
| Number of married persons | 261 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP F | 369 |
| POP M | 437 |
| POP TOT | 806 |
| Total population | 806 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 218 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 296 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 514 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 802 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 147 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 147 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 137 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 86 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 151 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 97 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,752 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,776 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,887 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,933 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,736 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,512 |
| Acres of oats | 330 |
| Acres of potatoes | 173 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR BU | 2 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 123 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,640 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 953 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,054 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,932 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,878 |
| BWT BU | 3,640 |
| CRN BU | 953 |
| HAY AC | 1,933 |
| HAY TONS | 1,522 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 164 |
| Number of chickens | 3,363 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 142 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 71 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 28 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 146 |
| Number of milk cows | 427 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 151 |
| Number of other cattle | 294 |
| Number of other fowl | 17 |
| Number of oxen | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 23 |
| Number of sheep | 723 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 218 |
| Number of swine | 115 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 304 |
| Number of turkeys | 311 |
| OAT AC | 330 |
| OAT BU | 5,054 |
| PEA BU | 24 |
| POT AC | 173 |
| POT BU | 15,932 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,913 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,479 |
| RYE BU | 24 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,522 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT SP BU | 11 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 34 |
| A 51 100 | 46 |
| BEN BU | 123 |
| BUTTER LB | 27,479 |
| CATTLE KS | 164 |
| CHEESE LB | 150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 218 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 296 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 514 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,913 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 28 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 152 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 4 |
| GEESE | 71 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,363 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 146 |
| HOUSES | 147 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 137 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 86 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 147 |
| INF 11 A | 23 |
| MD FEM | 129 |
| MD MALE | 132 |
| MD TOT | 261 |
| MILK COWS | 427 |
| NAME CD | Queen’s |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 142 |
| OC TOT | 151 |
| OTHER FOWL | 17 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 294 |
| OTHERS | 802 |
| SHEEP | 723 |
| SHEEP KS | 218 |
| SUP AM | 5,736 |
| SUP FOR | 17,776 |
| SUP JV | 97 |
| SUP PAT | 1,752 |
| SUP SC | 3,887 |
| SUP TOT | 23,512 |
| SWINE | 115 |
| SWINE KS | 304 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 151 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,878 |
| TURKEY | 311 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
| WORKING OX | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB018003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365792
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canning_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Canning
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). "Canning, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/canning-nb018003-1891/.