Cardwell, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Cardwell was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,217. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2402119. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.785°N, 65.304°W.
Population
In 1891, Cardwell had a population of 1,217: 622 male and 595 female residents. Population density was 9.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,413 |
| 1891 | 1,217 |
| 1901 | 1,115 |
| 1911 | 966 |
| 1921 | 925 |
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, Cardwell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 232 |
| Number of families | 232 |
| Number of females | 595 |
| Number of males | 622 |
| Number of married females | 193 |
| Number of married males | 193 |
| Number of married persons | 386 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| POP F | 595 |
| POP M | 622 |
| POP TOT | 1,217 |
| Total population | 1,217 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 366 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 407 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 773 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,217 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 221 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 220 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 198 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 103 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 222 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 25 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 35 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,690 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,933 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,898 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,718 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,623 |
| Acres of land in farms | 35,556 |
| Acres of oats | 1,114 |
| Acres of potatoes | 263 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 35 |
| BAR AC | 25 |
| BAR BU | 473 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 473 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 11,484 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,905 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 33,766 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 605 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,777 |
| BWT BU | 11,484 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 3,718 |
| HAY TONS | 3,409 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 368 |
| Number of chickens | 2,384 |
| Number of ducks | 43 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 156 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 17 |
| Number of geese | 163 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 88 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 266 |
| Number of milk cows | 868 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 173 |
| Number of other cattle | 842 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 17 |
| Number of sheep | 1,019 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 434 |
| Number of swine | 379 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 669 |
| Number of turkeys | 154 |
| OAT AC | 1,114 |
| OAT BU | 20,905 |
| PEA BU | 76 |
| POT AC | 263 |
| POT BU | 33,766 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 6,500 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,043 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 46,790 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,409 |
| WHT AC | 35 |
| WHT SP BU | 605 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 52 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 57 |
| A 51 100 | 37 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 46,790 |
| CATTLE KS | 368 |
| CHEESE LB | 6,500 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 366 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 407 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 773 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,043 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 88 |
| DUCKS | 43 |
| FAMILIES | 232 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 163 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,384 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 266 |
| HOUSES | 221 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 198 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 103 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 23 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 220 |
| INF 11 A | 17 |
| MD FEM | 193 |
| MD MALE | 193 |
| MD TOT | 386 |
| MILK COWS | 868 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC F | 17 |
| OC P | 156 |
| OC TOT | 173 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 842 |
| OTHERS | 1,217 |
| SHEEP | 1,019 |
| SHEEP KS | 434 |
| SUP AM | 11,623 |
| SUP FOR | 23,933 |
| SUP JV | 35 |
| SUP PAT | 3,690 |
| SUP SC | 7,898 |
| SUP TOT | 35,556 |
| SWINE | 379 |
| SWINE KS | 669 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 222 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 3,777 |
| TURKEY | 154 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 58 |
| WORKING OX | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB016001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2402119
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardwell_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Cardwell
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). "Cardwell, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/cardwell-nb016001-1891/.