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 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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,588 total population, 889 males, 699 females, 507 married persons, 295 families, 254 married females, 253 married males, 66 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,015 single persons under 18, 612 single males under 18, 403 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,581 persons who are not French Canadian, 7 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 295 occupied houses, 292 houses, 292 houses built of wood, 275 houses of 1 story, 107 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 54 houses of 4 rooms, 38 houses of 3 rooms, 35 houses of 2 rooms, 35 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 17 houses of 2 stories, 16 uninhabited houses, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of 1 room, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 80,140 pounds of homemade butter, 50,490 acres of land in farms, 36,271 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,864 bushels of potatoes, 14,219 acres of improved land in farms, 12,386 bushels of oats, 9,760 chickens, 9,668 bushels of buckwheat, 9,297 acres of farmland under crops, 5,541 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,776 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,356 acres of hay crops, 3,701 tons of hay, 3,597 bushels of turnips, 1,032 acres of oats, 973 milk cows, 881 sheep, 865 swine, 843 turkeys, 769 sheep slaughtered or sold, 718 other cattle, 689 swine slaughtered or sold, 451 geese, 330 cattle killed or sold, 310 horses aged over 3 years, 279 occupants of farms, 270 farm occupants who own their land, 261 acres of potatoes, 182 ducks, 146 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 138 oxen, 133 bushels of spring wheat, 98 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 96 bushels of beans, 93 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 78 bushels of peas, 77 horses aged 3 years and under, 63 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 50 bushels of barley, 48 bushels of rye, 32 acres of turnips, 28 bushels of corn, 25 other fowl, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 acres of wheat, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 acres of barley. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.