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 density was 4.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,067 |
| 1881 | 2,353 |
| 1891 | 2,532 |
| 1901 | 2,183 |
| 1911 | 1,997 |
| 1921 | 2,130 |
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 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 438 |
| Number of families | 438 |
| Number of females | 1,227 |
| Number of males | 1,305 |
| Number of married females | 369 |
| Number of married males | 374 |
| Number of married persons | 743 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 73 |
| POP F | 1,227 |
| POP M | 1,305 |
| POP TOT | 2,532 |
| Total population | 2,532 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 807 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 909 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,716 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,042 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,490 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 431 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 430 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 411 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 93 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 144 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 434 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 42 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 33 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,175 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 27,037 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,857 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,844 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,058 |
| Acres of land in farms | 35,095 |
| Acres of oats | 984 |
| Acres of potatoes | 329 |
| Acres of turnips | 36 |
| Acres of wheat | 63 |
| BAR AC | 33 |
| BAR BU | 608 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 608 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 164 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,363 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,783 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 217 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 40,067 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 892 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,589 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 33 |
| BWT BU | 2,363 |
| HAY AC | 1,844 |
| HAY TONS | 2,607 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 207 |
| Number of chickens | 3,658 |
| Number of ducks | 154 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 282 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 290 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 58 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 366 |
| Number of milk cows | 659 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 295 |
| Number of other cattle | 482 |
| Number of other fowl | 20 |
| Number of oxen | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 138 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 27 |
| Number of sheep | 1,191 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 581 |
| Number of swine | 367 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 354 |
| Number of turkeys | 13 |
| OAT AC | 984 |
| OAT BU | 21,783 |
| PEA BU | 217 |
| POT AC | 329 |
| POT BU | 40,067 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,848 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 58,295 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,607 |
| WHT AC | 63 |
| WHT FALL BU | 33 |
| WHT SP BU | 892 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 54 |
| A 11 50 | 52 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 138 |
| BEN BU | 164 |
| BUTTER LB | 58,295 |
| CATTLE KS | 207 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 807 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 909 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,716 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,848 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 58 |
| DUCKS | 154 |
| FAMILIES | 438 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FRN CA | 1,042 |
| GEESE | 290 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,658 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 366 |
| HOUSES | 431 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 57 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 93 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 411 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 144 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 56 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 43 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 42 |
| HOUSES W | 430 |
| INF 11 A | 27 |
| MD FEM | 369 |
| MD MALE | 374 |
| MD TOT | 743 |
| MILK COWS | 659 |
| NAME CD | Restigouche |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 282 |
| OC TOT | 295 |
| OTHER FOWL | 20 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 482 |
| OTHERS | 1,490 |
| SHEEP | 1,191 |
| SHEEP KS | 581 |
| SUP AM | 8,058 |
| SUP FOR | 27,037 |
| SUP JV | 26 |
| SUP PAT | 2,175 |
| SUP SC | 5,857 |
| SUP TOT | 35,095 |
| SWINE | 367 |
| SWINE KS | 354 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 434 |
| TUR AC | 36 |
| TUR BU | 4,589 |
| TURKEY | 13 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 51 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 73 |
| WORKING OX | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB019003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB031004— 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/.