Dumbarton, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Dumbarton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 807. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.412°N, 67.049°W.
Population
In 1891, Dumbarton had a population of 807: 421 male and 386 female residents. Population density was 5.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 991 |
| 1881 | 1,000 |
| 1891 | 807 |
| 1901 | 711 |
| 1911 | 718 |
| 1921 | 700 |
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, Dumbarton shared boundaries with:
- Gladstone
- Manners Sutton
- New Maryland
- St. David
- St. George, Town & Parish — Ville et Paroisse
- St. James
- St. Patrick
- Ste. Croix
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 149 |
| Number of families | 149 |
| Number of females | 386 |
| Number of males | 421 |
| Number of married females | 130 |
| Number of married males | 132 |
| Number of married persons | 262 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 386 |
| POP M | 421 |
| POP TOT | 807 |
| Total population | 807 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 236 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 277 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 513 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 807 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 143 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 143 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 143 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 76 |
| Number of occupied houses | 147 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 55 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,741 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,473 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,016 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,276 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,812 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,285 |
| Acres of oats | 448 |
| Acres of potatoes | 112 |
| Acres of turnips | 35 |
| Acres of wheat | 22 |
| BAR AC | 26 |
| BAR BU | 288 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 288 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 115 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,642 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,859 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,912 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 225 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,687 |
| BWT BU | 1,642 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 2,276 |
| HAY TONS | 1,835 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 130 |
| Number of chickens | 1,749 |
| Number of ducks | 12 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 144 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 109 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 57 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 165 |
| Number of milk cows | 538 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 148 |
| Number of other cattle | 353 |
| Number of oxen | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 562 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 395 |
| Number of swine | 171 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 147 |
| Number of turkeys | 37 |
| OAT AC | 448 |
| OAT BU | 6,859 |
| PEA BU | 39 |
| POT AC | 112 |
| POT BU | 8,912 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,268 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 41,455 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,835 |
| WHT AC | 22 |
| WHT SP BU | 225 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 47 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 69 |
| BEN BU | 115 |
| BUTTER LB | 41,455 |
| CATTLE KS | 130 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 236 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 277 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 513 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,268 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 57 |
| DUCKS | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 149 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 109 |
| GRA BU | 61 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,749 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 165 |
| HOUSES | 143 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 143 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 76 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 143 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 130 |
| MD MALE | 132 |
| MD TOT | 262 |
| MILK COWS | 538 |
| NAME CD | Charlotte |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 144 |
| OC TOT | 148 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 353 |
| OTHERS | 807 |
| SHEEP | 562 |
| SHEEP KS | 395 |
| SUP AM | 5,812 |
| SUP FOR | 15,473 |
| SUP JV | 55 |
| SUP PAT | 1,741 |
| SUP SC | 4,016 |
| SUP TOT | 21,285 |
| SWINE | 171 |
| SWINE KS | 147 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 147 |
| TUR AC | 35 |
| TUR BU | 8,687 |
| TURKEY | 37 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB013004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365812
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbarton_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Dumbarton
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). "Dumbarton, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/dumbarton-nb013004-1891/.