Kars, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Kars was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 503. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1285055. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.619°N, 65.969°W.
Population
In 1891, Kars had a population of 503: 259 male and 244 female residents. Population density was 16.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 619 |
| 1881 | 544 |
| 1891 | 503 |
| 1901 | 427 |
| 1911 | 352 |
| 1921 | 340 |
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, Kars shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 104 |
| Number of families | 104 |
| Number of females | 244 |
| Number of males | 259 |
| Number of married females | 97 |
| Number of married males | 98 |
| Number of married persons | 195 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP F | 244 |
| POP M | 259 |
| POP TOT | 503 |
| Total population | 503 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 133 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 155 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 288 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 503 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 103 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 103 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 99 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 103 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,087 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,100 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,091 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,003 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,220 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,320 |
| Acres of oats | 321 |
| Acres of potatoes | 103 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 79 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,172 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 185 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,809 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,901 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,434 |
| BWT BU | 7,172 |
| CRN BU | 185 |
| HAY AC | 2,003 |
| HAY TONS | 1,907 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 120 |
| Number of chickens | 1,332 |
| Number of ducks | 29 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 101 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 68 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 43 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 108 |
| Number of milk cows | 375 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 106 |
| Number of other cattle | 362 |
| Number of oxen | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 547 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 337 |
| Number of swine | 71 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 232 |
| Number of turkeys | 94 |
| OAT AC | 321 |
| OAT BU | 5,809 |
| PEA BU | 30 |
| POT AC | 103 |
| POT BU | 6,901 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 194 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,391 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,930 |
| RYE BU | 16 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,907 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 38 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 38 |
| BEN BU | 79 |
| BUTTER LB | 25,930 |
| CATTLE KS | 120 |
| CHEESE LB | 194 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 133 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 155 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 288 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,391 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 43 |
| DUCKS | 29 |
| FAMILIES | 104 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 68 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,332 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 108 |
| HOUSES | 103 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 99 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 51 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 103 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 97 |
| MD MALE | 98 |
| MD TOT | 195 |
| MILK COWS | 375 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 101 |
| OC TOT | 106 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 362 |
| OTHERS | 503 |
| SHEEP | 547 |
| SHEEP KS | 337 |
| SUP AM | 7,220 |
| SUP FOR | 7,100 |
| SUP JV | 42 |
| SUP PAT | 3,087 |
| SUP SC | 4,091 |
| SUP TOT | 14,320 |
| SWINE | 71 |
| SWINE KS | 232 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 103 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,434 |
| TURKEY | 94 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
| WORKING OX | 93 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB016006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1285055
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kars_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Kars
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). "Kars, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/kars-nb016006-1891/.