Dumfries, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Dumfries was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 689. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365815. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.875°N, 67.213°W.
Population
In 1891, Dumfries had a population of 689: 365 male and 324 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 970 |
| 1881 | 925 |
| 1891 | 689 |
| 1901 | 595 |
| 1911 | 553 |
| 1921 | 505 |
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, Dumfries shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 689 total population, 365 males, 324 females, 246 married persons, 128 families, 123 married females, 123 married males, 29 widowed persons, 15 widowed males, 14 widowed females, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 414 single persons under 18, 227 single males under 18, 187 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 686 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 127 houses, 127 houses built of wood, 127 occupied houses, 77 houses of 2 stories, 67 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 50 houses of 1 story, 15 houses of 4 rooms, 14 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 41,625 pounds of homemade butter, 15,790 acres of land in farms, 12,624 bushels of potatoes, 12,245 bushels of oats, 10,881 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,620 bushels of turnips, 4,909 acres of improved land in farms, 4,210 bushels of buckwheat, 3,272 acres of farmland under crops, 2,786 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,238 acres of hay crops, 1,906 tons of hay, 1,591 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,455 chickens, 599 sheep, 549 acres of oats, 549 bushels of barley, 489 sheep slaughtered or sold, 433 milk cows, 387 bushels of spring wheat, 329 other cattle, 226 swine slaughtered or sold, 200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 178 horses aged over 3 years, 151 cattle killed or sold, 120 bushels of corn, 109 swine, 107 acres of potatoes, 104 occupants of farms, 103 bushels of peas, 98 farm occupants who own their land, 80 turkeys, 59 ducks, 59 geese, 50 horses aged 3 years and under, 46 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 40 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 34 bushels of beans, 28 acres of barley, 25 acres of wheat, 24 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 22 acres of turnips, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036004_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365815
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumfries_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Dumfries
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). "Dumfries, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/dumfries-nb025004-1891/.