Kent, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Kent was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,786. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365832. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.620°N, 67.299°W.
Population
In 1891, Kent had a population of 2,786: 1,482 male and 1,304 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,010 |
| 1881 | 3,001 |
| 1891 | 2,786 |
| 1901 | 2,779 |
| 1911 | 2,724 |
| 1921 | 2,816 |
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, Kent shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,786 total population, 1,482 males, 1,304 females, 875 married persons, 495 families, 438 married females, 437 married males, 71 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,840 single persons under 18, 1,014 single males under 18, 826 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,785 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 470 occupied houses, 456 houses, 456 houses built of wood, 428 houses of 1 story, 147 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 83 houses of 3 rooms, 79 houses of 4 rooms, 59 houses of 5 rooms, 56 houses of 2 rooms, 28 houses of 2 stories, 21 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 14 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 14 houses under construction, 13 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 121,049 pounds of homemade butter, 116,188 bushels of oats, 51,936 acres of land in farms, 39,688 bushels of potatoes, 34,647 bushels of buckwheat, 30,029 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,907 acres of improved land in farms, 16,948 acres of farmland under crops, 13,548 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 9,334 chickens, 6,934 acres of hay crops, 6,357 tons of hay, 4,830 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,589 acres of oats, 4,413 bushels of turnips, 3,762 sheep, 2,735 bushels of spring wheat, 2,085 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,489 milk cows, 1,361 bushels of barley, 1,203 other cattle, 910 swine, 837 swine slaughtered or sold, 775 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 675 cattle killed or sold, 628 horses aged over 3 years, 580 ducks, 451 occupants of farms, 442 farm occupants who own their land, 430 geese, 424 turkeys, 407 acres of potatoes, 405 bushels of beans, 331 horses aged 3 years and under, 206 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 189 acres of wheat, 139 bushels of peas, 129 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 104 oxen, 96 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 86 bushels of corn, 82 acres of barley, 59 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 54 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 36 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 35 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 23 acres of turnips, 22 bushels of rye, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, Capacity of silos (tons): 3, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB012003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365832
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Kent
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). "Kent, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/kent-nb012003-1891/.