Grand Manan, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Grand Manan was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,397. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q54801369. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.696°N, 66.806°W.
Population
In 1891, Grand Manan had a population of 2,397: 1,246 male and 1,151 female residents. Population density was 37.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,867 |
| 1881 | 2,616 |
| 1891 | 2,397 |
| 1901 | 2,671 |
| 1911 | 2,444 |
| 1921 | 2,510 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 493 |
| Number of families | 493 |
| Number of females | 1,151 |
| Number of males | 1,246 |
| Number of married females | 449 |
| Number of married males | 449 |
| Number of married persons | 898 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 87 |
| POP F | 1,151 |
| POP M | 1,246 |
| POP TOT | 2,397 |
| Total population | 2,397 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 638 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 774 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,412 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,396 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 482 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 482 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 450 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 32 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 246 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 487 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 35 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,131 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,454 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,296 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,021 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,462 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,916 |
| Acres of oats | 25 |
| Acres of potatoes | 118 |
| Acres of turnips | 20 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 35 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 647 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,814 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,821 |
| BWT BU | 9 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 1 |
| HAY AC | 1,021 |
| HAY TONS | 1,686 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 160 |
| Number of chickens | 3,813 |
| Number of ducks | 128 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 317 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 38 |
| Number of geese | 45 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 18 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 146 |
| Number of milk cows | 422 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 356 |
| Number of other cattle | 254 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 100 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 178 |
| Number of sheep | 1,816 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 755 |
| Number of swine | 71 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 119 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 25 |
| OAT BU | 647 |
| PEA BU | 22 |
| POT AC | 118 |
| POT BU | 12,814 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 75 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,128 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 42,373 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,686 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 26 |
| A 11 50 | 100 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 36 |
| BEN BU | 46 |
| BUTTER LB | 42,373 |
| CATTLE KS | 160 |
| CHEESE LB | 75 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 638 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 774 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,412 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,128 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 18 |
| DUCKS | 128 |
| FAMILIES | 493 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 45 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,813 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 146 |
| HOUSES | 482 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 79 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 75 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 450 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 246 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 32 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 482 |
| INF 11 A | 178 |
| MD FEM | 449 |
| MD MALE | 449 |
| MD TOT | 898 |
| MILK COWS | 422 |
| NAME CD | Charlotte |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 38 |
| OC P | 317 |
| OC TOT | 356 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 254 |
| OTHERS | 2,396 |
| SHEEP | 1,816 |
| SHEEP KS | 755 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 6,462 |
| SUP FOR | 9,454 |
| SUP JV | 35 |
| SUP PAT | 4,131 |
| SUP SC | 2,296 |
| SUP TOT | 15,916 |
| SWINE | 71 |
| SWINE KS | 119 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 487 |
| TUR AC | 20 |
| TUR BU | 3,821 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 64 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 87 |
| WORKING OX | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB013005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q54801369
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Manan_(village)
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 Manan, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/grand-manan-nb013005-1891/.