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 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 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 820 total population, 419 males, 401 females, 294 married persons, 173 families, 147 married females, 147 married males, 45 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 481 single persons under 18, 258 single males under 18, 223 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 820 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 164 houses, 164 occupied houses, 160 houses built of wood, 147 houses of 1 story, 92 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 28 houses of 5 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 14 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 14 houses of 2 stories, 11 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses built of brick, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 32,925 pounds of homemade butter, 22,475 acres of land in farms, 15,428 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,603 bushels of potatoes, 7,047 acres of improved land in farms, 5,473 bushels of buckwheat, 4,512 acres of farmland under crops, 3,518 bushels of oats, 2,629 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,506 acres of hay crops, 2,500 bushels of turnips, 2,404 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,224 tons of hay, 2,015 chickens, 560 sheep, 468 milk cows, 314 sheep slaughtered or sold, 302 other cattle, 218 swine slaughtered or sold, 202 acres of oats, 195 bushels of corn, 162 cattle killed or sold, 162 occupants of farms, 156 horses aged over 3 years, 154 farm occupants who own their land, 131 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 125 acres of potatoes, 118 swine, 99 bushels of beans, 65 oxen, 63 geese, 56 bushels of peas, 54 horses aged 3 years and under, 52 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 41 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 40 turkeys, 30 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 27 bushels of barley, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 bushels of spring wheat, 15 acres of turnips, 12 ducks, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 acres of barley, 2 acres of wheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.