Chipman, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Chipman was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,651. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365799. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.213°N, 65.818°W.
Population
In 1891, Chipman had a population of 1,651: 858 male and 793 female residents. Population density was 8.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,765 |
| 1881 | 1,772 |
| 1891 | 1,651 |
| 1901 | 1,614 |
| 1911 | 2,042 |
| 1921 | 2,124 |
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, Chipman shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 288 |
| Number of families | 288 |
| Number of females | 793 |
| Number of males | 858 |
| Number of married females | 241 |
| Number of married males | 243 |
| Number of married persons | 484 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 77 |
| POP F | 793 |
| POP M | 858 |
| POP TOT | 1,651 |
| Total population | 1,651 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 501 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 589 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,090 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,647 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 268 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 268 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 260 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 131 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 273 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 49 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,148 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 33,623 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,439 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,013 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,636 |
| Acres of land in farms | 44,259 |
| Acres of oats | 1,110 |
| Acres of potatoes | 187 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR BU | 1 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 248 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,482 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,063 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 97 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,905 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,837 |
| BWT BU | 8,482 |
| CRN BU | 111 |
| HAY AC | 3,013 |
| HAY TONS | 2,946 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 447 |
| Number of chickens | 4,334 |
| Number of ducks | 97 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 246 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 29 |
| Number of geese | 232 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 99 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 245 |
| Number of milk cows | 909 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 275 |
| Number of other cattle | 744 |
| Number of other fowl | 27 |
| Number of oxen | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 98 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 21 |
| Number of sheep | 1,863 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 547 |
| Number of swine | 568 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 462 |
| Number of turkeys | 234 |
| OAT AC | 1,110 |
| OAT BU | 21,063 |
| PEA BU | 97 |
| POT AC | 187 |
| POT BU | 26,905 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,949 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 88,355 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,946 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 22 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 79 |
| A 11 50 | 30 |
| A 201 PL | 47 |
| A 51 100 | 98 |
| BEN BU | 248 |
| BUTTER LB | 88,355 |
| CATTLE KS | 447 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 501 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 589 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,090 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,949 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 99 |
| DUCKS | 97 |
| FAMILIES | 288 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 4 |
| GEESE | 232 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,334 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 245 |
| HOUSES | 268 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 45 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 260 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 131 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 268 |
| INF 11 A | 21 |
| MD FEM | 241 |
| MD MALE | 243 |
| MD TOT | 484 |
| MILK COWS | 909 |
| NAME CD | Queen’s |
| OC F | 29 |
| OC P | 246 |
| OC TOT | 275 |
| OTHER FOWL | 27 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 744 |
| OTHERS | 1,647 |
| SHEEP | 1,863 |
| SHEEP KS | 547 |
| SUP AM | 10,636 |
| SUP FOR | 33,623 |
| SUP JV | 49 |
| SUP PAT | 4,148 |
| SUP SC | 6,439 |
| SUP TOT | 44,259 |
| SWINE | 568 |
| SWINE KS | 462 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 273 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 3,837 |
| TURKEY | 234 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 51 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 77 |
| WORKING OX | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB018004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365799
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipman_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Chipman
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). "Chipman, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/chipman-nb018004-1891/.