Hampton, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Hampton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,881. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365759. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.494°N, 65.834°W.
Population
In 1891, Hampton had a population of 1,881: 935 male and 946 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,332 |
| 1881 | 1,298 |
| 1891 | 1,881 |
| 1901 | 2,026 |
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, Hampton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,881 total population, 946 females, 935 males, 617 married persons, 369 families, 309 married males, 308 married females, 95 widowed persons, 63 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,169 single persons under 18, 594 single males under 18, 575 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,881 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 345 houses, 345 occupied houses, 341 houses built of wood, 276 houses of 1 story, 195 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 67 houses of 2 stories, 43 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 43 houses of 5 rooms, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 9 houses of over 15 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 67,555 pounds of homemade butter, 26,769 acres of land in farms, 14,685 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,575 bushels of potatoes, 12,084 acres of improved land in farms, 7,707 bushels of oats, 6,231 bushels of buckwheat, 6,127 acres of farmland under crops, 5,916 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,585 bushels of turnips, 4,523 tons of hay, 3,937 chickens, 3,902 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,857 acres of hay crops, 976 sheep, 959 acres of oats, 893 milk cows, 663 sheep slaughtered or sold, 628 other cattle, 343 cattle killed or sold, 335 swine slaughtered or sold, 280 horses aged over 3 years, 260 occupants of farms, 226 farm occupants who own their land, 174 acres of potatoes, 147 swine, 124 bushels of barley, 109 turkeys, 107 geese, 85 bushels of corn, 84 bushels of beans, 79 oxen, 66 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 64 ducks, 64 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 61 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 50 horses aged 3 years and under, 45 bushels of peas, 42 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 41 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 40 bushels of spring wheat, 32 farm occupants who rent their land, 27 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 acres of turnips, 7 other fowl, 6 acres of barley, 2 acres of wheat, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB016004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB018004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365759
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Hampton
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). "Hampton, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/hampton-nb016004-1891/.