Gagetown, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Gagetown was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,029. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5516859. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.745°N, 66.249°W.
Population
In 1891, Gagetown had a population of 1,029: 513 male and 516 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,282 |
| 1881 | 1,177 |
| 1891 | 1,029 |
| 1901 | 925 |
| 1911 | 633 |
| 1921 | 626 |
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, Gagetown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,029 total population, 516 females, 513 males, 319 married persons, 193 families, 160 married males, 159 married females, 46 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 664 single persons under 18, 341 single males under 18, 323 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,027 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 193 occupied houses, 187 houses, 186 houses built of wood, 163 houses of 1 story, 98 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 24 houses of 2 stories, 23 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 6 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 5 houses of 1 room, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 42,906 pounds of homemade butter, 30,406 acres of land in farms, 25,362 bushels of potatoes, 20,580 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,826 acres of improved land in farms, 8,630 bushels of oats, 7,094 acres of farmland under crops, 6,817 bushels of buckwheat, 5,011 chickens, 3,599 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,582 tons of hay, 3,376 acres of hay crops, 2,626 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,368 bushels of turnips, 919 sheep, 825 other cattle, 648 turkeys, 643 milk cows, 642 swine, 555 swine slaughtered or sold, 505 acres of oats, 338 sheep slaughtered or sold, 321 cattle killed or sold, 289 acres of potatoes, 257 geese, 203 ducks, 202 bushels of corn, 201 horses aged over 3 years, 186 bushels of barley, 183 farm occupants who own their land, 183 occupants of farms, 174 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 155 bushels of beans, 145 bushels of spring wheat, 106 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 70 oxen, 55 horses aged 3 years and under, 50 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 41 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 37 bushels of peas, 37 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 34 bushels of rye, 34 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 21 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 acres of turnips, 10 acres of barley, 7 acres of wheat, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB018005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5516859
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagetown_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Gagetown
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). "Gagetown, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/gagetown-nb018005-1891/.