Dalhousie, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Dalhousie was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,532. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365804. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.761°N, 66.512°W.
Population
In 1891, Dalhousie had a population of 2,532: 1,305 male and 1,227 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,067 |
| 1881 | 2,353 |
| 1891 | 2,532 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Balmoral, 1901 (87.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dalhousie, 1901 (12.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Dalhousie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,532 total population, 1,305 males, 1,227 females, 743 married persons, 438 families, 374 married males, 369 married females, 73 widowed persons, 51 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,716 single persons under 18, 909 single males under 18, 807 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,490 persons who are not French Canadian, 1,042 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 434 occupied houses, 431 houses, 430 houses built of wood, 411 houses of 1 story, 144 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 93 houses of 4 rooms, 57 houses of 5 rooms, 56 houses of 3 rooms, 43 houses of 2 rooms, 42 uninhabited houses, 29 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 houses of 2 stories, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 4 houses of 3 stories, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 58,295 pounds of homemade butter, 40,067 bushels of potatoes, 35,095 acres of land in farms, 27,037 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,783 bushels of oats, 8,058 acres of improved land in farms, 5,857 acres of farmland under crops, 4,848 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,589 bushels of turnips, 3,658 chickens, 2,607 tons of hay, 2,363 bushels of buckwheat, 2,175 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,844 acres of hay crops, 1,191 sheep, 984 acres of oats, 892 bushels of spring wheat, 659 milk cows, 608 bushels of barley, 581 sheep slaughtered or sold, 482 other cattle, 367 swine, 366 horses aged over 3 years, 354 swine slaughtered or sold, 329 acres of potatoes, 295 occupants of farms, 290 geese, 282 farm occupants who own their land, 217 bushels of peas, 207 cattle killed or sold, 164 bushels of beans, 154 ducks, 138 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 63 acres of wheat, 58 horses aged 3 years and under, 54 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 52 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 36 acres of turnips, 33 acres of barley, 33 bushels of winter wheat, 27 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 26 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 other fowl, 13 farm occupants who rent their land, 13 turkeys, 12 oxen, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB019003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB019003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365804
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalhousie_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Dalhousie
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). "Dalhousie, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/dalhousie-nb019003-1891/.