Greenwich, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Greenwich was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 820. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365828. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.513°N, 66.129°W.
Population
In 1891, Greenwich had a population of 820: 419 male and 401 female residents. Population density was 17.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 887 |
| 1881 | 929 |
| 1891 | 820 |
| 1901 | 803 |
| 1911 | 676 |
| 1921 | 709 |
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, Greenwich shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 173 |
| Number of families | 173 |
| Number of females | 401 |
| Number of males | 419 |
| Number of married females | 147 |
| Number of married males | 147 |
| Number of married persons | 294 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP F | 401 |
| POP M | 419 |
| POP TOT | 820 |
| Total population | 820 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 223 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 258 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 481 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 820 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 164 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 160 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 147 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 92 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 164 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 131 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,404 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,428 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,512 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,506 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,047 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,475 |
| Acres of oats | 202 |
| Acres of potatoes | 125 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 27 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 99 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,473 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,518 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,603 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,500 |
| BWT BU | 5,473 |
| CRN BU | 195 |
| HAY AC | 2,506 |
| HAY TONS | 2,224 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 162 |
| Number of chickens | 2,015 |
| Number of ducks | 12 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 154 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 63 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 54 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 156 |
| Number of milk cows | 468 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 162 |
| Number of other cattle | 302 |
| Number of oxen | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 560 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 314 |
| Number of swine | 118 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 218 |
| Number of turkeys | 40 |
| OAT AC | 202 |
| OAT BU | 3,518 |
| PEA BU | 56 |
| POT AC | 125 |
| POT BU | 10,603 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,629 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,925 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,224 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 18 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 41 |
| A 11 50 | 30 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 52 |
| BEN BU | 99 |
| BUTTER LB | 32,925 |
| CATTLE KS | 162 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 223 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 258 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 481 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,629 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 54 |
| DUCKS | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 173 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 63 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,015 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 156 |
| HOUSES | 164 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 147 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 92 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 160 |
| INF 11 A | 20 |
| MD FEM | 147 |
| MD MALE | 147 |
| MD TOT | 294 |
| MILK COWS | 468 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 154 |
| OC TOT | 162 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 302 |
| OTHERS | 820 |
| SHEEP | 560 |
| SHEEP KS | 314 |
| SUP AM | 7,047 |
| SUP FOR | 15,428 |
| SUP JV | 131 |
| SUP PAT | 2,404 |
| SUP SC | 4,512 |
| SUP TOT | 22,475 |
| SWINE | 118 |
| SWINE KS | 218 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 164 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 2,500 |
| TURKEY | 40 |
| WID FEM | 31 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
| WORKING OX | 65 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB016002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365828
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Greenwich
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). "Greenwich, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/greenwich-nb016002-1891/.