Caraquette, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Caraquette was a township in New Brunswick (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,630. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.743°N, 64.914°W.
Population
In 1891, Caraquette had a population of 4,630: 2,362 male and 2,268 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,111 |
| 1881 | 3,837 |
| 1891 | 4,630 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Caraquet, 1901 (86.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Caraquette shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.70 |
| FAM NO | 694 |
| Number of families | 694 |
| Number of females | 2,268 |
| Number of males | 2,362 |
| Number of married females | 684 |
| Number of married males | 687 |
| Number of married persons | 1,371 |
| Number of widowed females | 77 |
| Number of widowed males | 48 |
| Number of widowed persons | 125 |
| POP F | 2,268 |
| POP M | 2,362 |
| POP TOT | 4,630 |
| Total population | 4,630 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,507 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,627 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,134 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4,492 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 138 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 17 |
| Number of houses | 631 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 627 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 472 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 194 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 155 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 147 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 111 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 48 |
| Number of occupied houses | 648 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 210 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 20 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,056 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 40,076 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,792 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,975 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,868 |
| Acres of land in farms | 48,944 |
| Acres of oats | 1,023 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,212 |
| Acres of turnips | 121 |
| Acres of wheat | 632 |
| BAR AC | 210 |
| BAR BU | 2,671 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,671 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 176 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,126 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 840 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,026 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 218 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 148,625 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,597 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,970 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 929 |
| BWT BU | 2,126 |
| CRN BU | 840 |
| HAY AC | 2,975 |
| HAY TONS | 2,259 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 218 |
| Number of chickens | 3,460 |
| Number of ducks | 22 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 617 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 83 |
| Number of geese | 247 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 52 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 322 |
| Number of milk cows | 604 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 704 |
| Number of other cattle | 526 |
| Number of other fowl | 31 |
| Number of oxen | 252 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 286 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 261 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 55 |
| Number of sheep | 1,472 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 170 |
| Number of swine | 1,565 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 730 |
| Number of turkeys | 13 |
| OAT AC | 1,023 |
| OAT BU | 15,026 |
| PEA BU | 218 |
| POT AC | 1,212 |
| POT BU | 148,625 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,956 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,185 |
| RYE BU | 7 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,259 |
| WHT AC | 632 |
| WHT FALL BU | 929 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,597 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 88 |
| A 11 50 | 286 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 261 |
| BEN BU | 176 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,185 |
| CATTLE KS | 218 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,507 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,627 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,134 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,956 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 52 |
| DUCKS | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 694 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.70 |
| FRN CA | 4,492 |
| GEESE | 247 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,460 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 322 |
| HOUSES | 631 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 48 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 69 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 111 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 472 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 90 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 147 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 194 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 155 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 39 |
| HOUSES W | 627 |
| INF 11 A | 55 |
| MD FEM | 684 |
| MD MALE | 687 |
| MD TOT | 1,371 |
| MILK COWS | 604 |
| NAME CD | Gloucester |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 83 |
| OC P | 617 |
| OC TOT | 704 |
| OTHER FOWL | 31 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 526 |
| OTHERS | 138 |
| SHEEP | 1,472 |
| SHEEP KS | 170 |
| SUP AM | 8,868 |
| SUP FOR | 40,076 |
| SUP JV | 20 |
| SUP PAT | 1,056 |
| SUP SC | 7,792 |
| SUP TOT | 48,944 |
| SWINE | 1,565 |
| SWINE KS | 730 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 648 |
| TUR AC | 121 |
| TUR BU | 12,970 |
| TURKEY | 13 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 17 |
| WID FEM | 77 |
| WID MALE | 48 |
| WID TOT | 125 |
| WORKING OX | 252 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB014003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB014003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Caraquette, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/caraquette-nb014003-1891/.