Chatham, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Chatham was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,644. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365797. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.021°N, 65.445°W.
Population
In 1891, Chatham had a population of 5,644: 2,834 male and 2,810 female residents. Population density was 153.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,203 |
| 1881 | 5,762 |
| 1891 | 5,644 |
| 1901 | 6,624 |
| 1911 | 2,088 |
| 1921 | 2,289 |
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, Chatham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 1,058 |
| Number of families | 1,058 |
| Number of females | 2,810 |
| Number of males | 2,834 |
| Number of married females | 819 |
| Number of married males | 813 |
| Number of married persons | 1,632 |
| Number of widowed females | 178 |
| Number of widowed males | 88 |
| Number of widowed persons | 266 |
| POP F | 2,810 |
| POP M | 2,834 |
| POP TOT | 5,644 |
| Total population | 5,644 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,813 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,933 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,746 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 189 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5,455 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 940 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 935 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 788 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 147 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 87 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 149 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 114 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 489 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 20 |
| Number of occupied houses | 940 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,656 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,893 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,169 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,512 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,857 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,750 |
| Acres of oats | 911 |
| Acres of potatoes | 279 |
| Acres of turnips | 57 |
| Acres of wheat | 175 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 155 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 155 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 445 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,943 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,014 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,571 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,609 |
| BWT BU | 445 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 2 |
| HAY AC | 2,512 |
| HAY TONS | 2,884 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 312 |
| Number of chickens | 5,384 |
| Number of ducks | 96 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 306 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 25 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 82 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 392 |
| Number of milk cows | 737 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 324 |
| Number of other cattle | 376 |
| Number of other fowl | 25 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 106 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 84 |
| Number of sheep | 446 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 283 |
| Number of swine | 344 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 469 |
| Number of turkeys | 33 |
| OAT AC | 911 |
| OAT BU | 17,943 |
| PEA BU | 98 |
| POT AC | 279 |
| POT BU | 37,014 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 225 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,709 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,309 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,884 |
| WHT AC | 175 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,571 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 32 |
| A 11 50 | 106 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 92 |
| BEN BU | 82 |
| BUTTER LB | 25,309 |
| CATTLE KS | 312 |
| CHEESE LB | 225 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,813 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,933 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,746 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,709 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 82 |
| DUCKS | 96 |
| FAMILIES | 1,058 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 189 |
| GEESE | 25 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,384 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 392 |
| HOUSES | 940 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 20 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 55 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 114 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 149 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 788 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 489 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 87 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 147 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 39 |
| HOUSES W | 935 |
| INF 11 A | 84 |
| MD FEM | 819 |
| MD MALE | 813 |
| MD TOT | 1,632 |
| MILK COWS | 737 |
| NAME CD | Northumberland |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 306 |
| OC TOT | 324 |
| OTHER FOWL | 25 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 376 |
| OTHERS | 5,455 |
| SHEEP | 446 |
| SHEEP KS | 283 |
| SILOS | 2 |
| SUP AM | 6,857 |
| SUP FOR | 12,893 |
| SUP JV | 32 |
| SUP PAT | 1,656 |
| SUP SC | 5,169 |
| SUP TOT | 19,750 |
| SWINE | 344 |
| SWINE KS | 469 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 940 |
| TUR AC | 57 |
| TUR BU | 2,609 |
| TURKEY | 33 |
| WID FEM | 178 |
| WID MALE | 88 |
| WID TOT | 266 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB017004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365797
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Chatham
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). "Chatham, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/chatham-nb017004-1891/.