Inkerman, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Inkerman was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,008. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365772. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.629°N, 65.046°W.
Population
In 1891, Inkerman had a population of 2,008: 1,044 male and 964 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,550 |
| 1881 | 1,804 |
| 1891 | 2,008 |
| 1901 | 2,421 |
| 1911 | 2,717 |
| 1921 | 3,157 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Inkerman, 1881 (77.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Inkerman, 1901 (50.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Inkerman 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 2,008 total population, 1,044 males, 964 females, 588 married persons, 322 families, 295 married males, 293 married females, 69 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 6.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,351 single persons under 18, 724 single males under 18, 627 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,654 French Canadians, 354 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 304 occupied houses, 303 houses, 296 houses built of wood, 292 houses of 1 story, 87 houses of 1 room, 70 houses of 2 rooms, 48 houses of 3 rooms, 38 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 houses of 5 rooms, 24 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses under construction, 11 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 97,549 bushels of potatoes, 22,117 acres of land in farms, 15,954 bushels of oats, 15,347 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,072 pounds of homemade butter, 6,770 acres of improved land in farms, 5,818 acres of farmland under crops, 4,982 bushels of spring wheat, 4,514 bushels of turnips, 3,740 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,650 chickens, 1,997 acres of hay crops, 1,478 tons of hay, 1,475 sheep, 1,110 acres of oats, 1,004 bushels of barley, 951 bushels of buckwheat, 947 acres of farmland in pasture, 873 swine, 624 acres of potatoes, 561 acres of wheat, 525 milk cows, 488 swine slaughtered or sold, 454 other cattle, 320 occupants of farms, 312 farm occupants who own their land, 309 geese, 291 sheep slaughtered or sold, 251 cattle killed or sold, 235 horses aged over 3 years, 149 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 136 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 95 acres of barley, 90 oxen, 78 horses aged 3 years and under, 59 bushels of corn, 40 bushels of peas, 35 acres of turnips, 34 ducks, 31 bushels of beans, 22 turkeys, 20 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 19 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 5 other fowl, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB014004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025004_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365772
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inkerman_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Inkerman
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). "Inkerman, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/inkerman-nb014004-1891/.