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 density was 8.3 people per square mile.
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 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 495 |
| Number of families | 495 |
| Number of females | 1,304 |
| Number of males | 1,482 |
| Number of married females | 438 |
| Number of married males | 437 |
| Number of married persons | 875 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 71 |
| POP F | 1,304 |
| POP M | 1,482 |
| POP TOT | 2,786 |
| Total population | 2,786 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 826 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,014 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,840 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,785 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 14 |
| Number of houses | 456 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 456 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 428 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 147 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of occupied houses | 470 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 82 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 129 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,830 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 30,029 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,948 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,934 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 21,907 |
| Acres of land in farms | 51,936 |
| Acres of oats | 4,589 |
| Acres of potatoes | 407 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 189 |
| BAR AC | 82 |
| BAR BU | 1,361 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,361 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 405 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 34,647 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 116,188 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 39,688 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,735 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,413 |
| BWT BU | 34,647 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 3 |
| CRN BU | 86 |
| HAY AC | 6,934 |
| HAY TONS | 6,357 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 675 |
| Number of chickens | 9,334 |
| Number of ducks | 580 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 442 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 430 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 331 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 628 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,489 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 451 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,203 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 104 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 96 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 206 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 54 |
| Number of sheep | 3,762 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,085 |
| Number of swine | 910 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 837 |
| Number of turkeys | 424 |
| OAT AC | 4,589 |
| OAT BU | 116,188 |
| PEA BU | 139 |
| POT AC | 407 |
| POT BU | 39,688 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 775 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 13,548 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 121,049 |
| RYE BU | 22 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,357 |
| WHT AC | 189 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,735 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 96 |
| A 11 50 | 59 |
| A 201 PL | 36 |
| A 51 100 | 206 |
| BEN BU | 405 |
| BUTTER LB | 121,049 |
| CATTLE KS | 675 |
| CHEESE LB | 775 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 826 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,014 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,840 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 13,548 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 331 |
| DUCKS | 580 |
| FAMILIES | 495 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 430 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,334 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 628 |
| HOUSES | 456 |
| HOUSES CON | 14 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 79 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 428 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 147 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 83 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 56 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 28 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 456 |
| INF 11 A | 54 |
| MD FEM | 438 |
| MD MALE | 437 |
| MD TOT | 875 |
| MILK COWS | 1,489 |
| NAME CD | Carleton |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 442 |
| OC TOT | 451 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,203 |
| OTHERS | 2,785 |
| SHEEP | 3,762 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,085 |
| SILOS | 3 |
| SUP AM | 21,907 |
| SUP FOR | 30,029 |
| SUP JV | 129 |
| SUP PAT | 4,830 |
| SUP SC | 16,948 |
| SUP TOT | 51,936 |
| SWINE | 910 |
| SWINE KS | 837 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 470 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 4,413 |
| TURKEY | 424 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 14 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 31 |
| WID TOT | 71 |
| WORKING OX | 104 |
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/.