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 density was 6.6 people per square mile.
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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 235 |
| Number of families | 235 |
| Number of females | 637 |
| Number of males | 745 |
| Number of married females | 181 |
| Number of married males | 181 |
| Number of married persons | 362 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 54 |
| POP F | 637 |
| POP M | 745 |
| POP TOT | 1,382 |
| Total population | 1,382 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 428 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 538 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 966 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,379 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 226 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 225 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 218 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 86 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of occupied houses | 229 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 20 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,030 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 27,549 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,763 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,431 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,813 |
| Acres of land in farms | 33,362 |
| Acres of oats | 985 |
| Acres of potatoes | 285 |
| Acres of turnips | 20 |
| Acres of wheat | 238 |
| BAR AC | 11 |
| BAR BU | 208 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 208 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 793 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,213 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 34,210 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,251 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,817 |
| BWT BU | 793 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 20 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 2,431 |
| HAY TONS | 2,104 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 237 |
| Number of chickens | 2,494 |
| Number of ducks | 17 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 243 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 23 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 69 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 233 |
| Number of milk cows | 649 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 255 |
| Number of other cattle | 451 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 116 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 673 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 332 |
| Number of swine | 165 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 250 |
| Number of turkeys | 13 |
| OAT AC | 985 |
| OAT BU | 19,213 |
| PEA BU | 35 |
| POT AC | 285 |
| POT BU | 34,210 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,282 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,138 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,104 |
| WHT AC | 238 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,251 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 80 |
| A 11 50 | 34 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 116 |
| BEN BU | 19 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,138 |
| CATTLE KS | 237 |
| CHEESE LB | 40 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 428 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 538 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 966 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,282 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 69 |
| DUCKS | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 235 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 23 |
| GRA BU | 47 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,494 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 233 |
| HOUSES | 226 |
| HOUSES CON | 10 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 218 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 86 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 225 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 181 |
| MD MALE | 181 |
| MD TOT | 362 |
| MILK COWS | 649 |
| NAME CD | Northumberland |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 243 |
| OC TOT | 255 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 451 |
| OTHERS | 1,379 |
| SHEEP | 673 |
| SHEEP KS | 332 |
| SILOS | 20 |
| SUP AM | 5,813 |
| SUP FOR | 27,549 |
| SUP JV | 20 |
| SUP PAT | 1,030 |
| SUP SC | 4,763 |
| SUP TOT | 33,362 |
| SWINE | 165 |
| SWINE KS | 250 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 229 |
| TUR AC | 20 |
| TUR BU | 2,817 |
| TURKEY | 13 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 54 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
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/.