Elgin, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Elgin was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,422. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5360046. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.806°N, 65.033°W.
Population
In 1891, Elgin had a population of 2,422: 1,282 male and 1,140 female residents. Population density was 11.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,768 |
| 1881 | 2,621 |
| 1891 | 2,422 |
| 1901 | 2,234 |
| 1911 | 1,987 |
| 1921 | 1,627 |
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, Elgin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 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 | 396 |
| Number of families | 396 |
| Number of females | 1,140 |
| Number of males | 1,282 |
| Number of married females | 385 |
| Number of married males | 383 |
| Number of married persons | 768 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| POP F | 1,140 |
| POP M | 1,282 |
| POP TOT | 2,422 |
| Total population | 2,422 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 711 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 874 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,585 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,419 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 384 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 384 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 9 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 348 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 35 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 154 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 384 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 40 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 158 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,889 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 28,994 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 15,148 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,349 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 21,195 |
| Acres of land in farms | 50,189 |
| Acres of oats | 1,862 |
| Acres of potatoes | 439 |
| Acres of turnips | 41 |
| Acres of wheat | 117 |
| BAR AC | 40 |
| BAR BU | 681 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 681 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 117 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 23,958 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,262 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 135 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 46,400 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,665 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,984 |
| BWT BU | 23,958 |
| CRN BU | 22 |
| HAY AC | 6,349 |
| HAY TONS | 5,125 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 548 |
| Number of chickens | 4,783 |
| Number of ducks | 87 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 365 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 23 |
| Number of geese | 256 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 123 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 456 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,167 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 390 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,411 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 99 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 189 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 2,333 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,294 |
| Number of swine | 418 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 670 |
| Number of turkeys | 103 |
| OAT AC | 1,862 |
| OAT BU | 31,262 |
| PEA BU | 135 |
| POT AC | 439 |
| POT BU | 46,400 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 27 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,303 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 174 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 105,649 |
| RYE BU | 195 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,125 |
| WHT AC | 117 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,665 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 99 |
| A 11 50 | 34 |
| A 201 PL | 43 |
| A 51 100 | 189 |
| BEN BU | 117 |
| BUTTER LB | 105,649 |
| CATTLE KS | 548 |
| CHEESE LB | 27 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 711 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 874 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,585 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,303 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 123 |
| DUCKS | 87 |
| FAMILIES | 396 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 174 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 256 |
| GRA BU | 52 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,783 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 456 |
| HOUSES | 384 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 67 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 348 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 154 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 35 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 384 |
| INF 11 A | 25 |
| MD FEM | 385 |
| MD MALE | 383 |
| MD TOT | 768 |
| MILK COWS | 1,167 |
| NAME CD | Albert |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 23 |
| OC P | 365 |
| OC TOT | 390 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,411 |
| OTHERS | 2,419 |
| SHEEP | 2,333 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,294 |
| SUP AM | 21,195 |
| SUP FOR | 28,994 |
| SUP JV | 158 |
| SUP PAT | 5,889 |
| SUP SC | 15,148 |
| SUP TOT | 50,189 |
| SWINE | 418 |
| SWINE KS | 670 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 384 |
| TUR AC | 41 |
| TUR BU | 5,984 |
| TURKEY | 103 |
| WID FEM | 44 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 69 |
| WORKING OX | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB011003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB022003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5360046
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Elgin
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). "Elgin, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/elgin-nb011003-1891/.