Hardwicke, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Hardwicke was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,170. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365767. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.027°N, 65.021°W.
Population
In 1891, Hardwicke had a population of 1,170: 640 male and 530 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,003 |
| 1881 | 1,085 |
| 1891 | 1,170 |
| 1901 | 1,299 |
| 1911 | 1,476 |
| 1921 | 1,787 |
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, Hardwicke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 203 |
| Number of families | 203 |
| Number of females | 530 |
| Number of males | 640 |
| Number of married females | 168 |
| Number of married males | 169 |
| Number of married persons | 337 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP F | 530 |
| POP M | 640 |
| POP TOT | 1,170 |
| Total population | 1,170 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 324 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 458 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 782 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 266 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 904 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 14 |
| Number of houses | 181 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 180 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 15 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 178 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 195 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 737 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,775 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,806 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,007 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,554 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,329 |
| Acres of oats | 481 |
| Acres of potatoes | 216 |
| Acres of turnips | 26 |
| Acres of wheat | 184 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 50 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 171 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,120 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 33,261 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,912 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,157 |
| BWT BU | 171 |
| HAY AC | 1,007 |
| HAY TONS | 1,019 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 151 |
| Number of chickens | 1,565 |
| Number of ducks | 41 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 211 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 44 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 138 |
| Number of milk cows | 401 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 218 |
| Number of other cattle | 341 |
| Number of oxen | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 44 |
| Number of sheep | 848 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 253 |
| Number of swine | 198 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 227 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 481 |
| OAT BU | 10,120 |
| PEA BU | 54 |
| POT AC | 216 |
| POT BU | 33,261 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,233 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,789 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,019 |
| WHT AC | 184 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,912 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 49 |
| A 11 50 | 54 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 62 |
| BEN BU | 35 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,789 |
| CATTLE KS | 151 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 324 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 458 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 782 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,233 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 44 |
| DUCKS | 41 |
| FAMILIES | 203 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 266 |
| GEESE | 7 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,565 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 138 |
| HOUSES | 181 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 178 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 59 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 180 |
| INF 11 A | 44 |
| MD FEM | 168 |
| MD MALE | 169 |
| MD TOT | 337 |
| MILK COWS | 401 |
| NAME CD | Northumberland |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 211 |
| OC TOT | 218 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 341 |
| OTHERS | 904 |
| SHEEP | 848 |
| SHEEP KS | 253 |
| SUP AM | 3,554 |
| SUP FOR | 14,775 |
| SUP JV | 11 |
| SUP PAT | 737 |
| SUP SC | 2,806 |
| SUP TOT | 18,329 |
| SWINE | 198 |
| SWINE KS | 227 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 195 |
| TUR AC | 26 |
| TUR BU | 4,157 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 14 |
| WID FEM | 38 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
| WORKING OX | 43 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB017007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365767
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardwicke_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Hardwicke
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). "Hardwicke, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/hardwicke-nb017007-1891/.