Douglas, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Douglas was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,880. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365810. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.275°N, 66.935°W.
Population
In 1891, Douglas had a population of 2,880: 1,515 male and 1,365 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,681 |
| 1881 | 2,916 |
| 1891 | 2,880 |
| 1901 | 2,528 |
| 1911 | 2,723 |
| 1921 | 3,094 |
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, Douglas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,880 total population, 1,515 males, 1,365 females, 908 married persons, 484 families, 455 married females, 453 married males, 116 widowed persons, 65 widowed females, 51 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,856 single persons under 18, 1,011 single males under 18, 845 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,880 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 471 houses, 471 occupied houses, 469 houses built of wood, 403 houses of 1 story, 232 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 78 houses of 5 rooms, 68 houses of 2 stories, 64 houses of 4 rooms, 45 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 33 uninhabited houses, 28 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 1 room, 6 houses under construction, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 165,006 pounds of homemade butter, 71,526 acres of land in farms, 48,312 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 41,489 bushels of oats, 41,096 bushels of potatoes, 23,214 acres of improved land in farms, 17,731 bushels of buckwheat, 14,530 acres of farmland under crops, 13,347 bushels of turnips, 9,251 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,418 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,437 acres of hay crops, 7,265 tons of hay, 5,160 chickens, 2,080 acres of oats, 1,989 sheep, 1,895 milk cows, 1,374 other cattle, 1,125 sheep slaughtered or sold, 901 swine slaughtered or sold, 792 bushels of corn, 607 horses aged over 3 years, 559 cattle killed or sold, 476 acres of potatoes, 432 occupants of farms, 423 swine, 417 farm occupants who own their land, 315 bushels of barley, 274 bushels of peas, 266 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 264 bushels of beans, 247 bushels of winter wheat, 208 turkeys, 191 horses aged 3 years and under, 190 bushels of spring wheat, 177 geese, 136 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 115 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 111 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 107 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 91 ducks, 87 acres of turnips, 58 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 41 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 31 oxen, 24 acres of wheat, 18 acres of barley, 15 farm occupants who rent their land, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365810
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Douglas
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). "Douglas, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/douglas-nb025003-1891/.