Drummond, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Drummond was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,022. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365807. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.223°N, 67.531°W.
Population
In 1891, Drummond had a population of 2,022: 1,064 male and 958 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,501 |
| 1891 | 2,022 |
| 1901 | 2,684 |
| 1911 | 3,276 |
| 1921 | 3,674 |
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, Drummond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,022 total population, 1,064 males, 958 females, 640 married persons, 320 married females, 320 married males, 318 families, 46 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 6.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,336 single persons under 18, 723 single males under 18, 613 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,257 persons who are not French Canadian, 765 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 313 houses, 313 houses built of wood, 313 occupied houses, 309 houses of 1 story, 140 houses of 2 rooms, 78 houses of 1 room, 37 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 25 houses of 3 rooms, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 54,125 pounds of homemade butter, 39,624 acres of land in farms, 32,046 bushels of oats, 29,352 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,550 bushels of buckwheat, 17,124 bushels of potatoes, 10,272 acres of improved land in farms, 6,570 acres of farmland under crops, 5,274 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,695 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,890 chickens, 2,695 bushels of rye, 2,533 acres of hay crops, 2,324 tons of hay, 2,208 bushels of turnips, 2,097 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,353 acres of oats, 1,154 sheep, 986 bushels of peas, 833 sheep slaughtered or sold, 824 bushels of barley, 687 milk cows, 685 bushels of spring wheat, 507 other cattle, 390 swine slaughtered or sold, 333 horses aged over 3 years, 313 occupants of farms, 309 farm occupants who own their land, 298 swine, 258 cattle killed or sold, 182 acres of potatoes, 174 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 83 geese, 82 oxen, 81 horses aged 3 years and under, 77 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 65 bushels of beans, 60 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 58 acres of wheat, 53 acres of barley, 30 turkeys, 29 acres of turnips, 28 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 ducks, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB023002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB034002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365807
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drummond_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Drummond
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). "Drummond, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/drummond-nb023002-1891/.