Clarendon, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Clarendon was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 177. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365801. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.407°N, 66.622°W.
Population
In 1891, Clarendon had a population of 177: 102 male and 75 female residents. Population density was 0.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 204 |
| 1881 | 182 |
| 1891 | 177 |
| 1901 | 162 |
| 1911 | 58 |
| 1921 | 61 |
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, Clarendon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 143 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 32 |
| Number of families | 32 |
| Number of females | 75 |
| Number of males | 102 |
| Number of married females | 27 |
| Number of married males | 29 |
| Number of married persons | 56 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 5 |
| POP F | 75 |
| POP M | 102 |
| POP TOT | 177 |
| Total population | 177 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 46 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 70 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 116 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 177 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 32 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 32 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 32 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 153 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,459 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 833 |
| Acres of hay crops | 529 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 991 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,450 |
| Acres of oats | 72 |
| Acres of potatoes | 24 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR BU | 7 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 561 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,265 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,034 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,155 |
| BWT BU | 561 |
| HAY AC | 529 |
| HAY TONS | 429 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 33 |
| Number of chickens | 377 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 31 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 15 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 8 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 20 |
| Number of milk cows | 94 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 32 |
| Number of other cattle | 102 |
| Number of oxen | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep | 188 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 75 |
| Number of swine | 14 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 20 |
| Number of turkeys | 10 |
| OAT AC | 72 |
| OAT BU | 1,265 |
| PEA BU | 6 |
| POT AC | 24 |
| POT BU | 2,034 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 699 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,915 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 429 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 40 |
Other recorded variables (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 9 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 10 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,915 |
| CATTLE KS | 33 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 46 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 70 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 116 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 699 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 8 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 32 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 15 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 377 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 20 |
| HOUSES | 32 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 32 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 32 |
| MD FEM | 27 |
| MD MALE | 29 |
| MD TOT | 56 |
| MILK COWS | 94 |
| NAME CD | Charlotte |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 31 |
| OC TOT | 32 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 102 |
| OTHERS | 177 |
| SHEEP | 188 |
| SHEEP KS | 75 |
| SUP AM | 991 |
| SUP FOR | 5,459 |
| SUP JV | 5 |
| SUP PAT | 153 |
| SUP SC | 833 |
| SUP TOT | 6,450 |
| SWINE | 14 |
| SWINE KS | 20 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 32 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,155 |
| TURKEY | 10 |
| WID FEM | 2 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 5 |
| WORKING OX | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB013002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365801
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarendon_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Clarendon_(Nouveau-Brunswick)
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). "Clarendon, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/clarendon-nb013002-1891/.