Derby, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Derby was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 871. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365808. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.881°N, 65.697°W.
Population
In 1891, Derby had a population of 871: 438 male and 433 female residents. Population density was 42.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 658 |
| 1881 | 870 |
| 1891 | 871 |
| 1901 | 847 |
| 1911 | 991 |
| 1921 | 987 |
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, Derby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 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 | 151 |
| Number of families | 151 |
| Number of females | 433 |
| Number of males | 438 |
| Number of married females | 125 |
| Number of married males | 125 |
| Number of married persons | 250 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| POP F | 433 |
| POP M | 438 |
| POP TOT | 871 |
| Total population | 871 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 291 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 306 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 597 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 7 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 864 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 150 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 150 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 117 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 33 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 150 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 567 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,981 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,925 |
| Acres of hay crops | 940 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,508 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,489 |
| Acres of oats | 500 |
| Acres of potatoes | 96 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 45 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 10 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 543 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,081 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,815 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 683 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,619 |
| BWT BU | 543 |
| HAY AC | 940 |
| HAY TONS | 1,253 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 101 |
| Number of chickens | 1,438 |
| Number of ducks | 43 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 120 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 63 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 37 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 157 |
| Number of milk cows | 281 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 125 |
| Number of other cattle | 234 |
| Number of other fowl | 15 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 31 |
| Number of sheep | 291 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 124 |
| Number of swine | 116 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 116 |
| Number of turkeys | 25 |
| OAT AC | 500 |
| OAT BU | 11,081 |
| POT AC | 96 |
| POT BU | 14,815 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,199 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,860 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,253 |
| WHT AC | 45 |
| WHT SP BU | 683 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 42 |
| BEN BU | 28 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,860 |
| CATTLE KS | 101 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 291 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 306 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 597 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 37 |
| DUCKS | 43 |
| FAMILIES | 151 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,199 |
| FRN CA | 7 |
| GEESE | 63 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,438 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 157 |
| HOUSES | 150 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 117 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 62 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 33 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 150 |
| INF 11 A | 31 |
| MD FEM | 125 |
| MD MALE | 125 |
| MD TOT | 250 |
| MILK COWS | 281 |
| NAME CD | Northumberland |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 120 |
| OC TOT | 125 |
| OTHER FOWL | 15 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 234 |
| OTHERS | 864 |
| SHEEP | 291 |
| SHEEP KS | 124 |
| SUP AM | 2,508 |
| SUP FOR | 8,981 |
| SUP JV | 16 |
| SUP PAT | 567 |
| SUP SC | 1,925 |
| SUP TOT | 11,489 |
| SWINE | 116 |
| SWINE KS | 116 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 150 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 3,619 |
| TURKEY | 25 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 24 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB017005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365808
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derby_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Derby
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). "Derby, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/derby-nb017005-1891/.