Gordon, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Gordon was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 743. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5585639. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.836°N, 67.192°W.
Population
In 1891, Gordon had a population of 743: 407 male and 336 female residents. Population density was 1.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 645 |
| 1881 | 747 |
| 1891 | 743 |
| 1901 | 868 |
| 1911 | 1,670 |
| 1921 | 2,031 |
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, Gordon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 120 |
| Number of families | 120 |
| Number of females | 336 |
| Number of males | 407 |
| Number of married females | 115 |
| Number of married males | 115 |
| Number of married persons | 230 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP F | 336 |
| POP M | 407 |
| POP TOT | 743 |
| Total population | 743 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 214 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 279 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 493 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 743 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 120 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 120 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 117 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 120 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 20 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 692 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,656 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,991 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,471 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,703 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,359 |
| Acres of oats | 593 |
| Acres of potatoes | 81 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 26 |
| BAR AC | 18 |
| BAR BU | 256 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 256 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,936 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,450 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 262 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,443 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 343 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 545 |
| BWT BU | 5,936 |
| HAY AC | 1,471 |
| HAY TONS | 1,410 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 153 |
| Number of chickens | 1,454 |
| Number of ducks | 21 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 117 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 55 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 81 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 154 |
| Number of milk cows | 326 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 127 |
| Number of other cattle | 270 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 17 |
| Number of sheep | 456 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 280 |
| Number of swine | 106 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 161 |
| Number of turkeys | 64 |
| OAT AC | 593 |
| OAT BU | 14,450 |
| PEA BU | 262 |
| POT AC | 81 |
| POT BU | 8,443 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 156 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,304 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,640 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,410 |
| WHT AC | 26 |
| WHT SP BU | 343 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 62 |
| BEN BU | 35 |
| BUTTER LB | 27,640 |
| CATTLE KS | 153 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 214 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 279 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 493 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 156 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 81 |
| DUCKS | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 120 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,304 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 55 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,454 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 154 |
| HOUSES | 120 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 117 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 120 |
| INF 11 A | 17 |
| MD FEM | 115 |
| MD MALE | 115 |
| MD TOT | 230 |
| MILK COWS | 326 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 117 |
| OC TOT | 127 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 270 |
| OTHERS | 743 |
| SHEEP | 456 |
| SHEEP KS | 280 |
| SUP AM | 3,703 |
| SUP FOR | 13,656 |
| SUP JV | 20 |
| SUP PAT | 692 |
| SUP SC | 2,991 |
| SUP TOT | 17,359 |
| SWINE | 106 |
| SWINE KS | 161 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 120 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 545 |
| TURKEY | 64 |
| WID FEM | 7 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
| WORKING OX | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB023003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB034003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5585639
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Gordon
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). "Gordon, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/gordon-nb023003-1891/.