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 density was 37.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,332 |
| 1881 | 1,298 |
| 1891 | 1,881 |
| 1901 | 2,026 |
| 1911 | 1,197 |
| 1921 | 1,318 |
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 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 369 |
| Number of families | 369 |
| Number of females | 946 |
| Number of males | 935 |
| Number of married females | 308 |
| Number of married males | 309 |
| Number of married persons | 617 |
| Number of widowed females | 63 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 95 |
| POP F | 946 |
| POP M | 935 |
| POP TOT | 1,881 |
| Total population | 1,881 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 575 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 594 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,169 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,881 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 345 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 341 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 276 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 67 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 195 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 345 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 41 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,916 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,685 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,127 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,857 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,084 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,769 |
| Acres of oats | 959 |
| Acres of potatoes | 174 |
| Acres of turnips | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 124 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,231 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,707 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,575 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,585 |
| BWT BU | 6,231 |
| CRN BU | 85 |
| HAY AC | 3,857 |
| HAY TONS | 4,523 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 343 |
| Number of chickens | 3,937 |
| Number of ducks | 64 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 226 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 32 |
| Number of geese | 107 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 50 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 280 |
| Number of milk cows | 893 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 260 |
| Number of other cattle | 628 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 61 |
| Number of sheep | 976 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 663 |
| Number of swine | 147 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 335 |
| Number of turkeys | 109 |
| OAT AC | 959 |
| OAT BU | 7,707 |
| PEA BU | 45 |
| POT AC | 174 |
| POT BU | 14,575 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,902 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 67,555 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,523 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 40 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 64 |
| A 11 50 | 42 |
| A 201 PL | 27 |
| A 51 100 | 66 |
| BEN BU | 84 |
| BUTTER LB | 67,555 |
| CATTLE KS | 343 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 575 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 594 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,169 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,902 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 50 |
| DUCKS | 64 |
| FAMILIES | 369 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 107 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,937 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 280 |
| HOUSES | 345 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 276 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 195 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 67 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 341 |
| INF 11 A | 61 |
| MD FEM | 308 |
| MD MALE | 309 |
| MD TOT | 617 |
| MILK COWS | 893 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 32 |
| OC P | 226 |
| OC TOT | 260 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 628 |
| OTHERS | 1,881 |
| SHEEP | 976 |
| SHEEP KS | 663 |
| SUP AM | 12,084 |
| SUP FOR | 14,685 |
| SUP JV | 41 |
| SUP PAT | 5,916 |
| SUP SC | 6,127 |
| SUP TOT | 26,769 |
| SWINE | 147 |
| SWINE KS | 335 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 345 |
| TUR AC | 22 |
| TUR BU | 4,585 |
| TURKEY | 109 |
| WID FEM | 63 |
| WID MALE | 32 |
| WID TOT | 95 |
| WORKING OX | 79 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB016004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027004— 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/.