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 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 density was 5.4 people per square mile.
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 156 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 | 128 |
| Number of families | 128 |
| Number of females | 324 |
| Number of males | 365 |
| Number of married females | 123 |
| Number of married males | 123 |
| Number of married persons | 246 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 324 |
| POP M | 365 |
| POP TOT | 689 |
| Total population | 689 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 187 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 227 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 414 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 686 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 127 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 127 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 50 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 77 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 127 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 46 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,591 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,881 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,272 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,238 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,909 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,790 |
| Acres of oats | 549 |
| Acres of potatoes | 107 |
| Acres of turnips | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 25 |
| BAR AC | 28 |
| BAR BU | 549 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 549 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,210 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,245 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,624 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 387 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,620 |
| BWT BU | 4,210 |
| CRN BU | 120 |
| HAY AC | 2,238 |
| HAY TONS | 1,906 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 151 |
| Number of chickens | 1,455 |
| Number of ducks | 59 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 98 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 59 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 50 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 178 |
| Number of milk cows | 433 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 104 |
| Number of other cattle | 329 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep | 599 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 489 |
| Number of swine | 109 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 226 |
| Number of turkeys | 80 |
| OAT AC | 549 |
| OAT BU | 12,245 |
| PEA BU | 103 |
| POT AC | 107 |
| POT BU | 12,624 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,786 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 41,625 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,906 |
| WHT AC | 25 |
| WHT SP BU | 387 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 24 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 40 |
| BEN BU | 34 |
| BUTTER LB | 41,625 |
| CATTLE KS | 151 |
| CHEESE LB | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 187 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 227 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 414 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,786 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 50 |
| DUCKS | 59 |
| FAMILIES | 128 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 59 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,455 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 178 |
| HOUSES | 127 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 50 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 67 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 77 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 127 |
| INF 11 A | 11 |
| MD FEM | 123 |
| MD MALE | 123 |
| MD TOT | 246 |
| MILK COWS | 433 |
| NAME CD | York |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 98 |
| OC TOT | 104 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 329 |
| OTHERS | 686 |
| SHEEP | 599 |
| SHEEP KS | 489 |
| SUP AM | 4,909 |
| SUP FOR | 10,881 |
| SUP JV | 46 |
| SUP PAT | 1,591 |
| SUP SC | 3,272 |
| SUP TOT | 15,790 |
| SWINE | 109 |
| SWINE KS | 226 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 127 |
| TUR AC | 22 |
| TUR BU | 5,620 |
| TURKEY | 80 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.