Hillsborough, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Hillsborough was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,677. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365768. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.905°N, 64.766°W.
Population
In 1891, Hillsborough had a population of 2,677: 1,402 male and 1,275 female residents. Population density was 21.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,995 |
| 1881 | 3,012 |
| 1891 | 2,677 |
| 1901 | 2,907 |
| 1911 | 1,687 |
| 1921 | 2,434 |
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, Hillsborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 487 |
| Number of families | 487 |
| Number of females | 1,275 |
| Number of males | 1,402 |
| Number of married females | 445 |
| Number of married males | 439 |
| Number of married persons | 884 |
| Number of widowed females | 93 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 127 |
| POP F | 1,275 |
| POP M | 1,402 |
| POP TOT | 2,677 |
| Total population | 2,677 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 737 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 929 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,666 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,674 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 472 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 472 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 389 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 101 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 82 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 253 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 474 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 62 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 178 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,616 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 35,881 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,828 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,194 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,622 |
| Acres of land in farms | 49,503 |
| Acres of oats | 823 |
| Acres of potatoes | 321 |
| Acres of turnips | 26 |
| Acres of wheat | 50 |
| BAR AC | 62 |
| BAR BU | 1,182 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,182 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 678 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,621 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 163 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,752 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 44,737 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 671 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,489 |
| BWT BU | 7,621 |
| CRN BU | 163 |
| HAY AC | 4,194 |
| HAY TONS | 5,514 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 501 |
| Number of chickens | 6,524 |
| Number of ducks | 185 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 363 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 47 |
| Number of geese | 609 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 141 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 536 |
| Number of milk cows | 869 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 413 |
| Number of other cattle | 992 |
| Number of other fowl | 26 |
| Number of oxen | 97 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 78 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 99 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 99 |
| Number of sheep | 2,358 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 955 |
| Number of swine | 712 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 717 |
| Number of turkeys | 95 |
| OAT AC | 823 |
| OAT BU | 16,752 |
| PEA BU | 72 |
| POT AC | 321 |
| POT BU | 44,737 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 205 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,607 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 75,093 |
| RYE BU | 44 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,514 |
| WHT AC | 50 |
| WHT SP BU | 671 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 78 |
| A 11 50 | 69 |
| A 201 PL | 68 |
| A 51 100 | 99 |
| BEN BU | 678 |
| BUTTER LB | 75,093 |
| CATTLE KS | 501 |
| CHEESE LB | 205 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 737 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 929 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,666 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,607 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 141 |
| DUCKS | 185 |
| FAMILIES | 487 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 609 |
| GRA BU | 50 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,524 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 536 |
| HOUSES | 472 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 101 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 389 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 253 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 82 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 472 |
| INF 11 A | 99 |
| MD FEM | 445 |
| MD MALE | 439 |
| MD TOT | 884 |
| MILK COWS | 869 |
| NAME CD | Albert |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 47 |
| OC P | 363 |
| OC TOT | 413 |
| OTHER FOWL | 26 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 992 |
| OTHERS | 2,674 |
| SHEEP | 2,358 |
| SHEEP KS | 955 |
| SUP AM | 13,622 |
| SUP FOR | 35,881 |
| SUP JV | 178 |
| SUP PAT | 5,616 |
| SUP SC | 7,828 |
| SUP TOT | 49,503 |
| SWINE | 712 |
| SWINE KS | 717 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 474 |
| TUR AC | 26 |
| TUR BU | 5,489 |
| TURKEY | 95 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 93 |
| WID MALE | 34 |
| WID TOT | 127 |
| WORKING OX | 97 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB011005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB022005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365768
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsborough_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Hillsborough
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). "Hillsborough, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/hillsborough-nb011005-1891/.