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 density was 9.8 people per square mile.
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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 398 |
| Number of families | 398 |
| Number of females | 1,094 |
| Number of males | 1,203 |
| Number of married females | 364 |
| Number of married males | 363 |
| Number of married persons | 727 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP F | 1,094 |
| POP M | 1,203 |
| POP TOT | 2,297 |
| Total population | 2,297 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 690 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 814 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,504 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 8 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,289 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 388 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 388 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 82 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 305 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 171 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 388 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 182 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,565 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 29,512 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,087 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,945 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,834 |
| Acres of land in farms | 41,346 |
| Acres of oats | 2,054 |
| Acres of potatoes | 278 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 115 |
| BAR AC | 11 |
| BAR BU | 243 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 243 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 405 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,974 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 117 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 46,377 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 454 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,425 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,563 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,135 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 50 |
| BWT BU | 9,974 |
| CRN BU | 117 |
| HAY AC | 3,945 |
| HAY TONS | 3,964 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 404 |
| Number of chickens | 3,779 |
| Number of ducks | 50 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 300 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 22 |
| Number of geese | 103 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 145 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 483 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,099 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 322 |
| Number of other cattle | 595 |
| Number of oxen | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 151 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 23 |
| Number of sheep | 1,667 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,264 |
| Number of swine | 208 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 415 |
| Number of turkeys | 22 |
| OAT AC | 2,054 |
| OAT BU | 46,377 |
| PEA BU | 454 |
| POT AC | 278 |
| POT BU | 24,425 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 770 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,237 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 99,815 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,964 |
| WHT AC | 115 |
| WHT FALL BU | 50 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,563 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 70 |
| A 11 50 | 44 |
| A 201 PL | 34 |
| A 51 100 | 151 |
| BEN BU | 405 |
| BUTTER LB | 99,815 |
| CATTLE KS | 404 |
| CHEESE LB | 770 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 690 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 814 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,504 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,237 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 145 |
| DUCKS | 50 |
| FAMILIES | 398 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FRN CA | 8 |
| GEESE | 103 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,779 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 483 |
| HOUSES | 388 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 66 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 78 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 82 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 171 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 305 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 388 |
| INF 11 A | 23 |
| MD FEM | 364 |
| MD MALE | 363 |
| MD TOT | 727 |
| MILK COWS | 1,099 |
| NAME CD | York |
| OC F | 22 |
| OC P | 300 |
| OC TOT | 322 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 595 |
| OTHERS | 2,289 |
| SHEEP | 1,667 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,264 |
| SUP AM | 11,834 |
| SUP FOR | 29,512 |
| SUP JV | 182 |
| SUP PAT | 3,565 |
| SUP SC | 8,087 |
| SUP TOT | 41,346 |
| SWINE | 208 |
| SWINE KS | 415 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 388 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 3,135 |
| TURKEY | 22 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
| WORKING OX | 48 |
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/.