Eldon & Restigouche River, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Eldon & Restigouche River was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 151. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365757. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.728°N, 67.499°W.
Population
In 1891, Eldon & Restigouche River had a population of 151: 84 male and 67 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 151 |
| 1901 | 457 |
| 1911 | 904 |
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, Eldon & Restigouche River shared boundaries with:
- Addington
- Drummond
- Lorne
- Madawaska
- Matapédia
- NO DATA
- NO DATA
- North Esk
- Restigouche
- St. Bazile
- St. Jacques
- Ste. Anne
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 151 total population, 84 males, 67 females, 48 married persons, 30 families, 24 married females, 24 married males, 5 average size of families, 1 widowed females, 1 widowed persons. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 102 single persons under 18, 60 single males under 18, 42 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 146 persons who are not French Canadian, 5 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 26 occupied houses, 22 houses, 22 houses built of wood, 22 houses of 1 story, 7 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses of 3 rooms, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 2 houses of 5 rooms, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,150 pounds of homemade butter, 3,938 acres of land in farms, 3,423 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,734 bushels of potatoes, 1,520 bushels of oats, 838 bushels of turnips, 740 bushels of buckwheat, 649 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 515 acres of improved land in farms, 371 tons of hay, 298 chickens, 288 acres of farmland under crops, 223 acres of farmland in pasture, 186 acres of hay crops, 164 sheep, 83 sheep slaughtered or sold, 72 milk cows, 50 acres of oats, 50 other cattle, 32 horses aged over 3 years, 28 acres of potatoes, 27 occupants of farms, 25 farm occupants who own their land, 25 swine slaughtered or sold, 23 swine, 21 cattle killed or sold, 17 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 9 ducks, 7 geese, 7 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 6 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB019005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB031006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365757
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldon_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Eldon
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). "Eldon & Restigouche River, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/eldon-restigouche-river-nb019005-1891/.