Grand Falls, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Grand Falls was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,597. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5594542. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.927°N, 67.747°W.
Population
In 1891, Grand Falls had a population of 1,597: 878 male and 719 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,849 |
| 1881 | 1,534 |
| 1891 | 1,597 |
| 1901 | 1,897 |
| 1911 | 1,400 |
| 1921 | 1,586 |
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, Grand Falls shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 315 |
| Number of families | 315 |
| Number of females | 719 |
| Number of males | 878 |
| Number of married females | 243 |
| Number of married males | 243 |
| Number of married persons | 486 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| POP F | 719 |
| POP M | 878 |
| POP TOT | 1,597 |
| Total population | 1,597 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 437 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 606 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,043 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 17 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,580 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 287 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 287 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 12 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 254 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 31 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 288 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 61 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,986 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,723 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,799 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,016 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,846 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,569 |
| Acres of oats | 1,471 |
| Acres of potatoes | 231 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 70 |
| BAR AC | 14 |
| BAR BU | 192 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 192 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 16,642 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 393 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 36,389 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 141 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,434 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,046 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 971 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 32 |
| BWT BU | 16,642 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 2,016 |
| HAY TONS | 2,064 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 353 |
| Number of chickens | 2,943 |
| Number of ducks | 36 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 256 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 39 |
| Number of geese | 98 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 63 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 282 |
| Number of milk cows | 531 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 295 |
| Number of other cattle | 404 |
| Number of other fowl | 25 |
| Number of oxen | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 143 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 67 |
| Number of sheep | 871 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 833 |
| Number of swine | 236 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 276 |
| Number of turkeys | 79 |
| OAT AC | 1,471 |
| OAT BU | 36,389 |
| PEA BU | 141 |
| POT AC | 231 |
| POT BU | 26,434 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 581 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,036 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 42,288 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,064 |
| WHT AC | 70 |
| WHT FALL BU | 32 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,046 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 44 |
| A 11 50 | 26 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 143 |
| BEN BU | 86 |
| BUTTER LB | 42,288 |
| CATTLE KS | 353 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 437 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 606 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,043 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 581 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 63 |
| DUCKS | 36 |
| FAMILIES | 315 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,036 |
| FRN CA | 17 |
| GEESE | 98 |
| GRA BU | 393 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,943 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 282 |
| HOUSES | 287 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 57 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 254 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 70 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 42 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 31 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 32 |
| HOUSES W | 287 |
| INF 11 A | 67 |
| MD FEM | 243 |
| MD MALE | 243 |
| MD TOT | 486 |
| MILK COWS | 531 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC F | 39 |
| OC P | 256 |
| OC TOT | 295 |
| OTHER FOWL | 25 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 404 |
| OTHERS | 1,580 |
| SHEEP | 871 |
| SHEEP KS | 833 |
| SUP AM | 8,846 |
| SUP FOR | 17,723 |
| SUP JV | 61 |
| SUP PAT | 1,986 |
| SUP SC | 6,799 |
| SUP TOT | 26,569 |
| SWINE | 236 |
| SWINE KS | 276 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 288 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 971 |
| TURKEY | 79 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 29 |
| WID TOT | 68 |
| WORKING OX | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB023004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB034004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5594542
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Falls_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Grand-Sault
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). "Grand Falls, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/grand-falls-nb023004-1891/.