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 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 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 177 total population, 102 males, 75 females, 56 married persons, 32 families, 29 married males, 27 married females, 5.50 average size of families, 5 widowed persons, 3 widowed males, 2 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 116 single persons under 18, 70 single males under 18, 46 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 177 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 32 houses, 32 houses built of wood, 32 houses of 1 story, 32 occupied houses, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 5 houses of 4 rooms, 4 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 6,915 pounds of homemade butter, 6,450 acres of land in farms, 5,459 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,034 bushels of potatoes, 1,265 bushels of oats, 1,155 bushels of turnips, 991 acres of improved land in farms, 833 acres of farmland under crops, 699 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 561 bushels of buckwheat, 529 acres of hay crops, 429 tons of hay, 377 chickens, 188 sheep, 153 acres of farmland in pasture, 102 other cattle, 94 milk cows, 75 sheep slaughtered or sold, 72 acres of oats, 40 bushels of spring wheat, 33 cattle killed or sold, 32 occupants of farms, 31 farm occupants who own their land, 24 acres of potatoes, 22 oxen, 20 horses aged over 3 years, 20 swine slaughtered or sold, 15 geese, 14 swine, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 bushels of rye, 10 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 10 turkeys, 9 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 8 horses aged 3 years and under, 7 bushels of barley, 6 acres of turnips, 6 bushels of peas, 5 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 acres of wheat, 3 ducks, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.