Hampstead, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Hampstead was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,130. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365766. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.628°N, 66.161°W.
Population
In 1891, Hampstead had a population of 1,130: 577 male and 553 female residents. Population density was 13.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,296 |
| 1881 | 1,368 |
| 1891 | 1,130 |
| 1901 | 1,103 |
| 1911 | 985 |
| 1921 | 1,022 |
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, Hampstead 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 |
| FAM NO | 228 |
| Number of families | 228 |
| Number of females | 553 |
| Number of males | 577 |
| Number of married females | 203 |
| Number of married males | 203 |
| Number of married persons | 406 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP F | 553 |
| POP M | 577 |
| POP TOT | 1,130 |
| Total population | 1,130 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 314 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 366 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 680 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,129 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 218 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 218 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 209 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 106 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 225 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 136 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,126 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 21,378 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,516 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,670 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,778 |
| Acres of land in farms | 36,156 |
| Acres of oats | 917 |
| Acres of potatoes | 367 |
| Acres of turnips | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 5 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 101 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 99 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 14,502 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 519 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,797 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 135 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 35,704 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,659 |
| BWT BU | 14,502 |
| CRN BU | 519 |
| HAY AC | 5,670 |
| HAY TONS | 4,620 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 329 |
| Number of chickens | 8,107 |
| Number of ducks | 326 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 209 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 420 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 119 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 250 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,074 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 218 |
| Number of other cattle | 876 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of oxen | 160 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 987 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 651 |
| Number of swine | 980 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 773 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,236 |
| OAT AC | 917 |
| OAT BU | 14,797 |
| PEA BU | 135 |
| POT AC | 367 |
| POT BU | 35,704 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,265 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,629 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 8 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 78,670 |
| RYE BU | 9 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,620 |
| WHT AC | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 62 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 70 |
| A 11 50 | 24 |
| A 201 PL | 53 |
| A 51 100 | 51 |
| BEN BU | 99 |
| BUTTER LB | 78,670 |
| CATTLE KS | 329 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,265 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 314 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 366 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 680 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,629 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 119 |
| DUCKS | 326 |
| FAMILIES | 228 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 8 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 420 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,107 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 250 |
| HOUSES | 218 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 209 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 106 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 218 |
| INF 11 A | 20 |
| MD FEM | 203 |
| MD MALE | 203 |
| MD TOT | 406 |
| MILK COWS | 1,074 |
| NAME CD | Queen’s |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 209 |
| OC TOT | 218 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 876 |
| OTHERS | 1,129 |
| SHEEP | 987 |
| SHEEP KS | 651 |
| SUP AM | 14,778 |
| SUP FOR | 21,378 |
| SUP JV | 136 |
| SUP PAT | 5,126 |
| SUP SC | 9,516 |
| SUP TOT | 36,156 |
| SWINE | 980 |
| SWINE KS | 773 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 225 |
| TUR AC | 22 |
| TUR BU | 4,659 |
| TURKEY | 1,236 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
| WORKING OX | 160 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB018006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365766
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampstead_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Hampstead
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). "Hampstead, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/hampstead-nb018006-1891/.