Johnston, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Johnston was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,588. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q429276. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.889°N, 65.806°W.
Population
In 1891, Johnston had a population of 1,588: 889 male and 699 female residents. Population density was 10.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,736 |
| 1881 | 1,735 |
| 1891 | 1,588 |
| 1901 | 1,507 |
| 1911 | 1,515 |
| 1921 | 1,454 |
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, Johnston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 295 |
| Number of families | 295 |
| Number of females | 699 |
| Number of males | 889 |
| Number of married females | 254 |
| Number of married males | 253 |
| Number of married persons | 507 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP F | 699 |
| POP M | 889 |
| POP TOT | 1,588 |
| Total population | 1,588 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 403 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 612 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,015 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 7 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,581 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 292 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 292 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 275 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 107 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 295 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 146 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,776 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 36,271 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,297 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,356 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,219 |
| Acres of land in farms | 50,490 |
| Acres of oats | 1,032 |
| Acres of potatoes | 261 |
| Acres of turnips | 32 |
| Acres of wheat | 10 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 50 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 96 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,668 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,386 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,864 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 133 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,597 |
| BWT BU | 9,668 |
| CRN BU | 28 |
| HAY AC | 4,356 |
| HAY TONS | 3,701 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 330 |
| Number of chickens | 9,760 |
| Number of ducks | 182 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 270 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 451 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 77 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 310 |
| Number of milk cows | 973 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 279 |
| Number of other cattle | 718 |
| Number of other fowl | 25 |
| Number of oxen | 138 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 98 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep | 881 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 769 |
| Number of swine | 865 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 689 |
| Number of turkeys | 843 |
| OAT AC | 1,032 |
| OAT BU | 12,386 |
| PEA BU | 78 |
| POT AC | 261 |
| POT BU | 17,864 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,541 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 80,140 |
| RYE BU | 48 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,701 |
| WHT AC | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 133 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 98 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 63 |
| A 51 100 | 93 |
| BEN BU | 96 |
| BUTTER LB | 80,140 |
| CATTLE KS | 330 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 403 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 612 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,015 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,541 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 77 |
| DUCKS | 182 |
| FAMILIES | 295 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 7 |
| GEESE | 451 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,760 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 310 |
| HOUSES | 292 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 54 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 275 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 107 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 17 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 292 |
| INF 11 A | 11 |
| MD FEM | 254 |
| MD MALE | 253 |
| MD TOT | 507 |
| MILK COWS | 973 |
| NAME CD | Queen’s |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 270 |
| OC TOT | 279 |
| OTHER FOWL | 25 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 718 |
| OTHERS | 1,581 |
| SHEEP | 881 |
| SHEEP KS | 769 |
| SUP AM | 14,219 |
| SUP FOR | 36,271 |
| SUP JV | 146 |
| SUP PAT | 4,776 |
| SUP SC | 9,297 |
| SUP TOT | 50,490 |
| SWINE | 865 |
| SWINE KS | 689 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 295 |
| TUR AC | 32 |
| TUR BU | 3,597 |
| TURKEY | 843 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 42 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
| WORKING OX | 138 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB018007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q429276
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnston_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Johnston
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). "Johnston, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/johnston-nb018007-1891/.