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 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 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 871 total population, 438 males, 433 females, 250 married persons, 151 families, 125 married females, 125 married males, 24 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 597 single persons under 18, 306 single males under 18, 291 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 864 persons who are not French Canadian, 7 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 150 houses, 150 houses built of wood, 150 occupied houses, 117 houses of 1 story, 62 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 41 houses of 4 rooms, 33 houses of 2 stories, 24 houses of 5 rooms, 17 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 18,860 pounds of homemade butter, 14,815 bushels of potatoes, 11,489 acres of land in farms, 11,081 bushels of oats, 8,981 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,619 bushels of turnips, 2,508 acres of improved land in farms, 1,925 acres of farmland under crops, 1,438 chickens, 1,253 tons of hay, 1,199 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 940 acres of hay crops, 683 bushels of spring wheat, 567 acres of farmland in pasture, 543 bushels of buckwheat, 500 acres of oats, 291 sheep, 281 milk cows, 234 other cattle, 157 horses aged over 3 years, 125 occupants of farms, 124 sheep slaughtered or sold, 120 farm occupants who own their land, 116 swine, 116 swine slaughtered or sold, 101 cattle killed or sold, 96 acres of potatoes, 63 geese, 45 acres of wheat, 43 ducks, 42 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 37 horses aged 3 years and under, 31 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 28 bushels of beans, 25 turkeys, 23 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 21 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 16 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 15 other fowl, 10 acres of turnips, 10 bushels of barley, 8 oxen, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 acres of barley. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.