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 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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 806 total population, 437 males, 369 females, 261 married persons, 152 families, 132 married males, 129 married females, 31 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 514 single persons under 18, 296 single males under 18, 218 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 802 persons who are not French Canadian, 4 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 151 occupied houses, 147 houses, 147 houses built of wood, 137 houses of 1 story, 86 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 19 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 17 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 2 stories, 10 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 27,479 pounds of homemade butter, 23,512 acres of land in farms, 17,776 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,932 bushels of potatoes, 5,736 acres of improved land in farms, 5,054 bushels of oats, 3,887 acres of farmland under crops, 3,640 bushels of buckwheat, 3,363 chickens, 2,913 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,933 acres of hay crops, 1,878 bushels of turnips, 1,752 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,522 tons of hay, 953 bushels of corn, 723 sheep, 427 milk cows, 330 acres of oats, 311 turkeys, 304 swine slaughtered or sold, 294 other cattle, 218 sheep slaughtered or sold, 173 acres of potatoes, 164 cattle killed or sold, 151 occupants of farms, 150 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 146 horses aged over 3 years, 142 farm occupants who own their land, 123 bushels of beans, 115 swine, 97 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 71 geese, 46 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 42 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 34 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 28 horses aged 3 years and under, 26 oxen, 24 bushels of peas, 24 bushels of rye, 23 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 other fowl, 11 acres of turnips, 11 bushels of spring wheat, 10 ducks, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 bushels of barley, 1 acres of wheat, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.