Dufferin, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Dufferin was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 334. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365809. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.179°N, 67.213°W.
Population
In 1891, Dufferin had a population of 334: 164 male and 170 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 416 |
| 1891 | 334 |
| 1901 | 260 |
| 1911 | 258 |
| 1921 | 245 |
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, Dufferin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 64 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 334 total population, 170 females, 164 males, 113 married persons, 70 families, 57 married females, 56 married males, 29 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 192 single persons under 18, 99 single males under 18, 93 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 334 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 70 houses, 70 houses built of wood, 70 occupied houses, 64 houses of 1 story, 48 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 12 houses of 4 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,660 pounds of homemade butter, 2,415 bushels of potatoes, 2,229 acres of land in farms, 1,634 acres of improved land in farms, 1,210 bushels of turnips, 888 acres of farmland in pasture, 838 chickens, 707 acres of farmland under crops, 595 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 540 bushels of oats, 531 tons of hay, 459 acres of hay crops, 187 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 184 bushels of barley, 93 milk cows, 58 occupants of farms, 53 farm occupants who own their land, 48 other cattle, 47 horses aged over 3 years, 40 bushels of beans, 39 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 39 sheep, 23 acres of oats, 22 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 swine, 19 acres of potatoes, 11 bushels of peas, 11 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 9 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 acres of barley, 5 acres of turnips, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 geese, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB013003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365809
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dufferin_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Dufferin
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). "Dufferin, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/dufferin-nb013003-1891/.