Gladstone, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Gladstone was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 910. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5566340. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.628°N, 66.726°W.
Population
In 1891, Gladstone had a population of 910: 494 male and 416 female residents. Population density was 5.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,034 |
| 1891 | 910 |
| 1901 | 1,002 |
| 1911 | 1,061 |
| 1921 | 1,070 |
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, Gladstone shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 184 |
| Number of families | 184 |
| Number of females | 416 |
| Number of males | 494 |
| Number of married females | 163 |
| Number of married males | 162 |
| Number of married persons | 325 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 416 |
| POP M | 494 |
| POP TOT | 910 |
| Total population | 910 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 227 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 317 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 544 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 12 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 898 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 168 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 168 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 153 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 85 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 168 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 33 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,229 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,767 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,073 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,909 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,335 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,102 |
| Acres of oats | 394 |
| Acres of potatoes | 145 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 40 |
| BAR AC | 22 |
| BAR BU | 351 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 351 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,941 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,370 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,248 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 487 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,545 |
| BWT BU | 2,941 |
| CRN BU | 7 |
| HAY AC | 1,909 |
| HAY TONS | 2,225 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 156 |
| Number of chickens | 1,440 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 155 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 102 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 40 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 149 |
| Number of milk cows | 477 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 159 |
| Number of other cattle | 409 |
| Number of other fowl | 21 |
| Number of oxen | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 23 |
| Number of sheep | 423 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 95 |
| Number of swine | 81 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 157 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 394 |
| OAT BU | 7,370 |
| PEA BU | 28 |
| POT AC | 145 |
| POT BU | 14,248 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 212 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,780 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 33,923 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,225 |
| WHT AC | 40 |
| WHT SP BU | 487 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 44 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 60 |
| BEN BU | 69 |
| BUTTER LB | 33,923 |
| CATTLE KS | 156 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 227 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 317 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 544 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 212 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 40 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 184 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,780 |
| FRN CA | 12 |
| GEESE | 102 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,440 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 149 |
| HOUSES | 168 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 153 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 85 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 13 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 168 |
| INF 11 A | 23 |
| MD FEM | 163 |
| MD MALE | 162 |
| MD TOT | 325 |
| MILK COWS | 477 |
| NAME CD | Sunbury |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 155 |
| OC TOT | 159 |
| OTHER FOWL | 21 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 409 |
| OTHERS | 898 |
| SHEEP | 423 |
| SHEEP KS | 95 |
| SUP AM | 5,335 |
| SUP FOR | 14,767 |
| SUP JV | 33 |
| SUP PAT | 1,229 |
| SUP SC | 4,073 |
| SUP TOT | 20,102 |
| SWINE | 81 |
| SWINE KS | 157 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 168 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 3,545 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 26 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
| WORKING OX | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB022003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB033003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5566340
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladstone_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Gladstone
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). "Gladstone, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/gladstone-nb022003-1891/.