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 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 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 743 total population, 407 males, 336 females, 230 married persons, 120 families, 115 married females, 115 married males, 20 widowed persons, 13 widowed males, 7 widowed females, 6.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 493 single persons under 18, 279 single males under 18, 214 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 743 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 120 houses, 120 houses built of wood, 120 occupied houses, 117 houses of 1 story, 32 houses of 3 rooms, 31 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 22 houses of 2 rooms, 18 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses under construction, 5 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 27,640 pounds of homemade butter, 17,359 acres of land in farms, 14,450 bushels of oats, 13,656 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,443 bushels of potatoes, 5,936 bushels of buckwheat, 3,703 acres of improved land in farms, 2,991 acres of farmland under crops, 2,304 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,471 acres of hay crops, 1,454 chickens, 1,410 tons of hay, 692 acres of farmland in pasture, 593 acres of oats, 545 bushels of turnips, 456 sheep, 343 bushels of spring wheat, 326 milk cows, 280 sheep slaughtered or sold, 270 other cattle, 262 bushels of peas, 256 bushels of barley, 161 swine slaughtered or sold, 156 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 154 horses aged over 3 years, 153 cattle killed or sold, 127 occupants of farms, 117 farm occupants who own their land, 106 swine, 81 acres of potatoes, 81 horses aged 3 years and under, 64 turkeys, 62 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 55 geese, 35 bushels of beans, 26 acres of wheat, 23 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 21 ducks, 20 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 18 acres of barley, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 13 oxen, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 3 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.