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 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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,422 total population, 1,282 males, 1,140 females, 768 married persons, 396 families, 385 married females, 383 married males, 69 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,585 single persons under 18, 874 single males under 18, 711 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,419 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 384 houses, 384 houses built of wood, 384 occupied houses, 348 houses of 1 story, 154 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 67 houses of 4 rooms, 47 houses of 3 rooms, 47 houses of 5 rooms, 40 houses of 2 rooms, 35 houses of 2 stories, 33 uninhabited houses, 18 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 9 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 105,649 pounds of homemade butter, 50,189 acres of land in farms, 46,400 bushels of potatoes, 31,262 bushels of oats, 28,994 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 23,958 bushels of buckwheat, 21,195 acres of improved land in farms, 15,148 acres of farmland under crops, 9,303 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,349 acres of hay crops, 5,984 bushels of turnips, 5,889 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,125 tons of hay, 4,783 chickens, 2,333 sheep, 1,862 acres of oats, 1,665 bushels of spring wheat, 1,411 other cattle, 1,294 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,167 milk cows, 681 bushels of barley, 670 swine slaughtered or sold, 548 cattle killed or sold, 456 horses aged over 3 years, 439 acres of potatoes, 418 swine, 390 occupants of farms, 365 farm occupants who own their land, 256 geese, 195 bushels of rye, 189 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 174 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 158 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 135 bushels of peas, 123 horses aged 3 years and under, 117 acres of wheat, 117 bushels of beans, 103 turkeys, 99 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 87 ducks, 52 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 43 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 41 acres of turnips, 41 oxen, 40 acres of barley, 34 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 27 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 23 farm occupants who rent their land, 22 bushels of corn, 5 other fowl, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.