Carleton, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Carleton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,180. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365796. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.880°N, 65.007°W.
Population
In 1891, Carleton had a population of 1,180: 631 male and 549 female residents. Population density was 6.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,071 |
| 1881 | 1,232 |
| 1891 | 1,180 |
| 1901 | 1,132 |
| 1911 | 1,139 |
| 1921 | 1,207 |
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, Carleton 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 | 6 |
| FAM NO | 198 |
| Number of families | 198 |
| Number of females | 549 |
| Number of males | 631 |
| Number of married females | 177 |
| Number of married males | 175 |
| Number of married persons | 352 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 549 |
| POP M | 631 |
| POP TOT | 1,180 |
| Total population | 1,180 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 351 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 442 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 793 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 514 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 666 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 191 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 191 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 15 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 128 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 63 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 191 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,765 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,118 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,017 |
| Acres of hay crops | 966 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,816 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,934 |
| Acres of oats | 560 |
| Acres of potatoes | 230 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 148 |
| BAR AC | 7 |
| BAR BU | 122 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 122 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 816 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,517 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 28,009 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,839 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,705 |
| BWT BU | 816 |
| CRN BU | 17 |
| HAY AC | 966 |
| HAY TONS | 1,028 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 124 |
| Number of chickens | 2,298 |
| Number of ducks | 164 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 158 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 211 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 36 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 124 |
| Number of milk cows | 316 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 177 |
| Number of other cattle | 297 |
| Number of oxen | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 17 |
| Number of sheep | 773 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 194 |
| Number of swine | 334 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 216 |
| Number of turkeys | 107 |
| OAT AC | 560 |
| OAT BU | 8,517 |
| PEA BU | 38 |
| POT AC | 230 |
| POT BU | 28,009 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 10 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,208 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 225 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,220 |
| RYE BU | 8 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,028 |
| WHT AC | 148 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,839 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 20 |
| A 11 50 | 49 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 77 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,220 |
| CATTLE KS | 124 |
| CHEESE LB | 10 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 351 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 442 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 793 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,208 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 36 |
| DUCKS | 164 |
| FAMILIES | 198 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 225 |
| FRN CA | 514 |
| GEESE | 211 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,298 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 124 |
| HOUSES | 191 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 128 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 73 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 63 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 191 |
| INF 11 A | 17 |
| MD FEM | 177 |
| MD MALE | 175 |
| MD TOT | 352 |
| MILK COWS | 316 |
| NAME CD | Kent |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 158 |
| OC TOT | 177 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 297 |
| OTHERS | 666 |
| SHEEP | 773 |
| SHEEP KS | 194 |
| SUP AM | 4,816 |
| SUP FOR | 13,118 |
| SUP JV | 34 |
| SUP PAT | 1,765 |
| SUP SC | 3,017 |
| SUP TOT | 17,934 |
| SWINE | 334 |
| SWINE KS | 216 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 191 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 2,705 |
| TURKEY | 107 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
| WORKING OX | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB015002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365796
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carleton_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Carleton
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). "Carleton, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/carleton-nb015002-1891/.