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 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 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 807 total population, 421 males, 386 females, 262 married persons, 149 families, 132 married males, 130 married females, 32 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 513 single persons under 18, 277 single males under 18, 236 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 807 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 147 occupied houses, 143 houses, 143 houses built of wood, 143 houses of 1 story, 76 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 houses of 5 rooms, 21 houses of 4 rooms, 13 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 41,455 pounds of homemade butter, 21,285 acres of land in farms, 15,473 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,912 bushels of potatoes, 8,687 bushels of turnips, 6,859 bushels of oats, 5,812 acres of improved land in farms, 4,016 acres of farmland under crops, 2,276 acres of hay crops, 2,268 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,835 tons of hay, 1,749 chickens, 1,741 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,642 bushels of buckwheat, 562 sheep, 538 milk cows, 448 acres of oats, 395 sheep slaughtered or sold, 353 other cattle, 288 bushels of barley, 225 bushels of spring wheat, 171 swine, 165 horses aged over 3 years, 148 occupants of farms, 147 swine slaughtered or sold, 144 farm occupants who own their land, 130 cattle killed or sold, 115 bushels of beans, 112 acres of potatoes, 109 geese, 69 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 61 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 57 horses aged 3 years and under, 55 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 47 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 39 bushels of peas, 37 turkeys, 35 acres of turnips, 26 acres of barley, 22 acres of wheat, 21 oxen, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 ducks, 9 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.