Canterbury, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Canterbury was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,297. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365794. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.877°N, 67.508°W.
Population
In 1891, Canterbury had a population of 2,297: 1,203 male and 1,094 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,909 |
| 1881 | 2,544 |
| 1891 | 2,297 |
| 1901 | 2,108 |
| 1911 | 2,000 |
| 1921 | 1,824 |
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, Canterbury 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 2,297 total population, 1,203 males, 1,094 females, 727 married persons, 398 families, 364 married females, 363 married males, 66 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,504 single persons under 18, 814 single males under 18, 690 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,289 persons who are not French Canadian, 8 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 388 houses, 388 houses built of wood, 388 occupied houses, 305 houses of 2 stories, 171 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 82 houses of 1 story, 78 houses of 4 rooms, 66 houses of 5 rooms, 31 houses of 3 rooms, 23 houses of 2 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 15 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 99,815 pounds of homemade butter, 46,377 bushels of oats, 41,346 acres of land in farms, 29,512 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 24,425 bushels of potatoes, 11,834 acres of improved land in farms, 9,974 bushels of buckwheat, 8,087 acres of farmland under crops, 7,237 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,964 tons of hay, 3,945 acres of hay crops, 3,779 chickens, 3,565 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,135 bushels of turnips, 2,054 acres of oats, 1,667 sheep, 1,563 bushels of spring wheat, 1,264 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,099 milk cows, 770 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 595 other cattle, 483 horses aged over 3 years, 454 bushels of peas, 415 swine slaughtered or sold, 405 bushels of beans, 404 cattle killed or sold, 322 occupants of farms, 300 farm occupants who own their land, 278 acres of potatoes, 243 bushels of barley, 208 swine, 182 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 151 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 145 horses aged 3 years and under, 117 bushels of corn, 115 acres of wheat, 103 geese, 70 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 50 bushels of winter wheat, 50 ducks, 48 oxen, 44 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 34 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 23 acres of turnips, 23 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 22 farm occupants who rent their land, 22 turkeys, 11 acres of barley, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365794
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Canterbury
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). "Canterbury, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/canterbury-nb025002-1891/.