Dundas, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Dundas was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,294. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365816. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.321°N, 64.676°W.
Population
In 1891, Dundas had a population of 3,294: 1,716 male and 1,578 female residents. Population density was 38.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,347 |
| 1881 | 3,383 |
| 1891 | 3,294 |
| 1901 | 3,453 |
| 1911 | 3,281 |
| 1921 | 3,389 |
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, Dundas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 539 |
| Number of families | 539 |
| Number of females | 1,578 |
| Number of males | 1,716 |
| Number of married females | 520 |
| Number of married males | 520 |
| Number of married persons | 1,040 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 101 |
| POP F | 1,578 |
| POP M | 1,716 |
| POP TOT | 3,294 |
| Total population | 3,294 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,000 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,153 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,153 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,864 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 430 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 518 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 517 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 373 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 144 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 177 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 518 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 95 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 106 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,251 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 18,350 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,006 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,361 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,363 |
| Acres of land in farms | 34,713 |
| Acres of oats | 1,940 |
| Acres of potatoes | 913 |
| Acres of turnips | 86 |
| Acres of wheat | 635 |
| BAR AC | 95 |
| BAR BU | 1,054 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,054 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 157 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,227 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 113 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 556 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,938 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 126 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 101,223 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,052 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,028 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 150 |
| BWT BU | 12,227 |
| CRN BU | 556 |
| HAY AC | 3,361 |
| HAY TONS | 2,787 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 457 |
| Number of chickens | 11,108 |
| Number of ducks | 385 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 491 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 26 |
| Number of geese | 945 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 125 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 476 |
| Number of milk cows | 956 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 517 |
| Number of other cattle | 951 |
| Number of other fowl | 17 |
| Number of oxen | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 219 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 188 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 43 |
| Number of sheep | 1,916 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 505 |
| Number of swine | 577 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 675 |
| Number of turkeys | 90 |
| OAT AC | 1,940 |
| OAT BU | 25,938 |
| PEA BU | 126 |
| POT AC | 913 |
| POT BU | 101,223 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,808 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 57,293 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,787 |
| WHT AC | 635 |
| WHT FALL BU | 150 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,052 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 62 |
| A 11 50 | 219 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 188 |
| BEN BU | 157 |
| BUTTER LB | 57,293 |
| CATTLE KS | 457 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,000 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,153 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,153 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,808 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 125 |
| DUCKS | 385 |
| FAMILIES | 539 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FRN CA | 2,864 |
| GEESE | 945 |
| GRA BU | 113 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 11,108 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 476 |
| HOUSES | 518 |
| HOUSES CON | 11 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 79 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 75 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 373 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 177 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 88 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 88 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 144 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 38 |
| HOUSES W | 517 |
| INF 11 A | 43 |
| MD FEM | 520 |
| MD MALE | 520 |
| MD TOT | 1,040 |
| MILK COWS | 956 |
| NAME CD | Kent |
| OC F | 26 |
| OC P | 491 |
| OC TOT | 517 |
| OTHER FOWL | 17 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 951 |
| OTHERS | 430 |
| SHEEP | 1,916 |
| SHEEP KS | 505 |
| SUP AM | 16,363 |
| SUP FOR | 18,350 |
| SUP JV | 106 |
| SUP PAT | 4,251 |
| SUP SC | 12,006 |
| SUP TOT | 34,713 |
| SWINE | 577 |
| SWINE KS | 675 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 518 |
| TUR AC | 86 |
| TUR BU | 11,028 |
| TURKEY | 90 |
| WID FEM | 58 |
| WID MALE | 43 |
| WID TOT | 101 |
| WORKING OX | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB015003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365816
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundas_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Dundas
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). "Dundas, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/dundas-nb015003-1891/.