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 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 density was 53.2 people per square mile.
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 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 1,073 |
| Number of families | 1,073 |
| Number of females | 3,065 |
| Number of males | 3,292 |
| Number of married females | 925 |
| Number of married males | 950 |
| Number of married persons | 1,875 |
| Number of widowed females | 162 |
| Number of widowed males | 86 |
| Number of widowed persons | 248 |
| POP F | 3,065 |
| POP M | 3,292 |
| POP TOT | 6,357 |
| Total population | 6,357 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,978 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,256 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,234 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4,016 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,341 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 1,039 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,026 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 41 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 910 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 87 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 123 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 103 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 152 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 127 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 429 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,044 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 42 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 252 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 370 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 15,255 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 29,926 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 17,905 |
| Acres of hay crops | 9,458 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 33,530 |
| Acres of land in farms | 63,456 |
| Acres of oats | 1,907 |
| Acres of potatoes | 811 |
| Acres of turnips | 145 |
| Acres of wheat | 137 |
| BAR AC | 252 |
| BAR BU | 4,651 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,651 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 946 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 11,456 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 898 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,687 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 659 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 101,885 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,467 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 27,866 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 11 |
| BWT BU | 11,456 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 52 |
| CRN BU | 898 |
| HAY AC | 9,458 |
| HAY TONS | 12,724 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 990 |
| Number of chickens | 10,152 |
| Number of ducks | 133 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 967 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 100 |
| Number of geese | 967 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 213 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 897 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,764 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 1,068 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,374 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 229 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 97 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 339 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 221 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 368 |
| Number of sheep | 3,700 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,548 |
| Number of swine | 969 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 934 |
| Number of turkeys | 333 |
| OAT AC | 1,907 |
| OAT BU | 33,687 |
| PEA BU | 659 |
| POT AC | 811 |
| POT BU | 101,885 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 343 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,855 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 137,351 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 12,724 |
| WHT AC | 137 |
| WHT FALL BU | 11 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,467 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 97 |
| A 11 50 | 339 |
| A 201 PL | 43 |
| A 51 100 | 221 |
| BEN BU | 946 |
| BUTTER LB | 137,351 |
| CATTLE KS | 990 |
| CHEESE LB | 343 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,978 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,256 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 4,234 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,855 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 213 |
| DUCKS | 133 |
| FAMILIES | 1,073 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 4,016 |
| GEESE | 967 |
| GRA BU | 45 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,152 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 897 |
| HOUSES | 1,039 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 87 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 127 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 152 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 910 |
| HOUSES S | 7 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 429 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 103 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 88 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 123 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 42 |
| HOUSES W | 1,026 |
| INF 11 A | 368 |
| MD FEM | 925 |
| MD MALE | 950 |
| MD TOT | 1,875 |
| MILK COWS | 1,764 |
| NAME CD | Westmoreland |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 100 |
| OC P | 967 |
| OC TOT | 1,068 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,374 |
| OTHERS | 2,341 |
| SHEEP | 3,700 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,548 |
| SILOS | 52 |
| SUP AM | 33,530 |
| SUP FOR | 29,926 |
| SUP JV | 370 |
| SUP PAT | 15,255 |
| SUP SC | 17,905 |
| SUP TOT | 63,456 |
| SWINE | 969 |
| SWINE KS | 934 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,044 |
| TUR AC | 145 |
| TUR BU | 27,866 |
| TURKEY | 333 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 162 |
| WID MALE | 86 |
| WID TOT | 248 |
| WORKING OX | 229 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB024002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB035002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.