Kingsclear, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Kingsclear was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,746. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.868°N, 66.833°W.
Population
In 1891, Kingsclear had a population of 1,746: 868 male and 878 female residents. Population density was 13.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,824 |
| 1881 | 1,918 |
| 1891 | 1,746 |
| 1901 | 1,551 |
| 1911 | 1,401 |
| 1921 | 1,222 |
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, Kingsclear shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 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 | 313 |
| Number of families | 313 |
| Number of females | 878 |
| Number of males | 868 |
| Number of married females | 266 |
| Number of married males | 267 |
| Number of married persons | 533 |
| Number of widowed females | 63 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 96 |
| POP F | 878 |
| POP M | 868 |
| POP TOT | 1,746 |
| Total population | 1,746 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 549 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 568 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,117 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 141 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,605 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 306 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 305 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 205 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 95 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 106 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 307 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 35 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 248 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,448 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 31,044 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,292 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,676 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,988 |
| Acres of land in farms | 45,032 |
| Acres of oats | 1,288 |
| Acres of potatoes | 342 |
| Acres of turnips | 139 |
| Acres of wheat | 139 |
| BAR AC | 35 |
| BAR BU | 576 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 576 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 399 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,182 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,034 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,724 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 994 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 35,063 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,176 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 37,516 |
| BWT BU | 12,182 |
| CRN BU | 3,034 |
| HAY AC | 4,676 |
| HAY TONS | 4,845 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 497 |
| Number of chickens | 6,258 |
| Number of ducks | 161 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 263 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 115 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 112 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 421 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,034 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 279 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,235 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 33 |
| Number of sheep | 1,820 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 917 |
| Number of swine | 563 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 618 |
| Number of turkeys | 485 |
| OAT AC | 1,288 |
| OAT BU | 18,724 |
| PEA BU | 994 |
| POT AC | 342 |
| POT BU | 35,063 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,521 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,440 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 250 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 83,617 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,845 |
| WHT AC | 139 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,176 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 67 |
| A 11 50 | 42 |
| A 201 PL | 64 |
| A 51 100 | 73 |
| BEN BU | 399 |
| BUTTER LB | 83,617 |
| CATTLE KS | 497 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,521 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 549 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 568 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,117 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,440 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 112 |
| DUCKS | 161 |
| FAMILIES | 313 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 250 |
| FRN CA | 141 |
| GEESE | 115 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,258 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 421 |
| HOUSES | 306 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 62 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 205 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 106 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 95 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 305 |
| INF 11 A | 33 |
| MD FEM | 266 |
| MD MALE | 267 |
| MD TOT | 533 |
| MILK COWS | 1,034 |
| NAME CD | York |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 263 |
| OC TOT | 279 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,235 |
| OTHERS | 1,605 |
| SHEEP | 1,820 |
| SHEEP KS | 917 |
| SUP AM | 13,988 |
| SUP FOR | 31,044 |
| SUP JV | 248 |
| SUP PAT | 4,448 |
| SUP SC | 9,292 |
| SUP TOT | 45,032 |
| SWINE | 563 |
| SWINE KS | 618 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 307 |
| TUR AC | 139 |
| TUR BU | 37,516 |
| TURKEY | 485 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 63 |
| WID MALE | 33 |
| WID TOT | 96 |
| WORKING OX | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Kingsclear, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/kingsclear-nb025010-1891/.