Glenelg, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Glenelg was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,382. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5568476. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.946°N, 65.282°W.
Population
In 1891, Glenelg had a population of 1,382: 745 male and 637 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,393 |
| 1881 | 1,465 |
| 1891 | 1,382 |
| 1901 | 1,337 |
| 1911 | 1,294 |
| 1921 | 1,266 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Glenelg, 1881 (93.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Glenelg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,382 total population, 745 males, 637 females, 362 married persons, 235 families, 181 married females, 181 married males, 54 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 966 single persons under 18, 538 single males under 18, 428 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,379 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 229 occupied houses, 226 houses, 225 houses built of wood, 218 houses of 1 story, 86 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 58 houses of 5 rooms, 37 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses under construction, 8 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 uninhabited houses, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 34,210 bushels of potatoes, 33,362 acres of land in farms, 30,138 pounds of homemade butter, 27,549 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,213 bushels of oats, 5,813 acres of improved land in farms, 4,763 acres of farmland under crops, 3,251 bushels of spring wheat, 2,817 bushels of turnips, 2,494 chickens, 2,431 acres of hay crops, 2,282 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,104 tons of hay, 1,030 acres of farmland in pasture, 985 acres of oats, 793 bushels of buckwheat, 673 sheep, 649 milk cows, 451 other cattle, 332 sheep slaughtered or sold, 285 acres of potatoes, 255 occupants of farms, 250 swine slaughtered or sold, 243 farm occupants who own their land, 238 acres of wheat, 237 cattle killed or sold, 233 horses aged over 3 years, 208 bushels of barley, 165 swine, 116 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 80 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 69 horses aged 3 years and under, 47 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 40 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 35 bushels of peas, 34 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 23 geese, 20 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 20 acres of turnips, Capacity of silos (tons): 20, 19 bushels of beans, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 ducks, 13 turkeys, 11 acres of barley, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 other fowl, 3 oxen, 2 bushels of corn, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB017006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5568476
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenelg_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Glenelg
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). "Glenelg, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/glenelg-nb017006-1891/.