Dorchester, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Dorchester was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 6,357. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365806. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.982°N, 64.570°W.
Population
In 1891, Dorchester had a population of 6,357: 3,292 male and 3,065 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,617 |
| 1881 | 6,582 |
| 1891 | 6,357 |
| 1901 | 6,068 |
| 1911 | 4,498 |
| 1921 | 5,793 |
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, Dorchester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 6,357 total population, 3,292 males, 3,065 females, 1,875 married persons, 1,073 families, 950 married males, 925 married females, 248 widowed persons, 162 widowed females, 86 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 4,234 single persons under 18, 2,256 single males under 18, 1,978 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,016 French Canadians, 2,341 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,044 occupied houses, 1,039 houses, 1,026 houses built of wood, 910 houses of 1 story, 429 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 152 houses of 4 rooms, 127 houses of 5 rooms, 123 houses of 2 stories, 103 houses of 3 rooms, 88 houses of 2 rooms, 87 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 42 uninhabited houses, 41 houses of 1 room, 12 houses of over 15 rooms, 7 houses built of stone, 6 houses built of brick, 6 houses of 3 stories, 5 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 137,351 pounds of homemade butter, 101,885 bushels of potatoes, 63,456 acres of land in farms, 33,687 bushels of oats, 33,530 acres of improved land in farms, 29,926 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 27,866 bushels of turnips, 17,905 acres of farmland under crops, 15,255 acres of farmland in pasture, 12,724 tons of hay, 11,855 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 11,456 bushels of buckwheat, 10,152 chickens, 9,458 acres of hay crops, 4,651 bushels of barley, 3,700 sheep, 2,374 other cattle, 1,907 acres of oats, 1,764 milk cows, 1,548 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,467 bushels of spring wheat, 1,068 occupants of farms, 990 cattle killed or sold, 969 swine, 967 farm occupants who own their land, 967 geese, 946 bushels of beans, 934 swine slaughtered or sold, 898 bushels of corn, 897 horses aged over 3 years, 811 acres of potatoes, 659 bushels of peas, 370 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 368 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 343 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 339 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 333 turkeys, 252 acres of barley, 229 oxen, 221 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 213 horses aged 3 years and under, 145 acres of turnips, 137 acres of wheat, 133 ducks, 100 farm occupants who rent their land, 97 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 52, 45 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 43 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 bushels of winter wheat, 3 other fowl, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 7 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Camille Lefebvre | 1831–1895 | died here |
| Henry O'Leary | 1832–1897 | died here |
| Sir William Wilfred Sullivan | 1839–1920 | died here |
| Pierre-Amand Landry | 1846–1916 | died here |
| Henry Robert Emmerson | 1853–1914 | died here |
| André-T. Bourque | 1854–1914 | died here |
| Ph.-F. (Philéas-Frédéric) Bourgeois | 1855–1913 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB024002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB035002_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365806
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorchester_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Dorchester
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). "Dorchester, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/dorchester-nb024002-1891/.