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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365833. 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 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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,746 total population, 878 females, 868 males, 533 married persons, 313 families, 267 married males, 266 married females, 96 widowed persons, 63 widowed females, 33 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,117 single persons under 18, 568 single males under 18, 549 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,605 persons who are not French Canadian, 141 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 307 occupied houses, 306 houses, 305 houses built of wood, 205 houses of 1 story, 106 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 95 houses of 2 stories, 62 houses of 4 rooms, 47 houses of 3 rooms, 33 uninhabited houses, 29 houses of 2 rooms, 27 houses of 5 rooms, 25 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 6 houses of 3 stories, 6 houses under construction, 3 houses of 1 room, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 83,617 pounds of homemade butter, 45,032 acres of land in farms, 37,516 bushels of turnips, 35,063 bushels of potatoes, 31,044 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,724 bushels of oats, 13,988 acres of improved land in farms, 12,182 bushels of buckwheat, 9,292 acres of farmland under crops, 6,440 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,258 chickens, 4,845 tons of hay, 4,676 acres of hay crops, 4,448 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,034 bushels of corn, 2,176 bushels of spring wheat, 1,820 sheep, 1,521 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,288 acres of oats, 1,235 other cattle, 1,034 milk cows, 994 bushels of peas, 917 sheep slaughtered or sold, 618 swine slaughtered or sold, 576 bushels of barley, 563 swine, 497 cattle killed or sold, 485 turkeys, 421 horses aged over 3 years, 399 bushels of beans, 342 acres of potatoes, 279 occupants of farms, 263 farm occupants who own their land, 250 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 248 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 161 ducks, 139 acres of turnips, 139 acres of wheat, 115 geese, 112 horses aged 3 years and under, 73 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 67 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 64 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 42 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 35 acres of barley, 33 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 26 oxen, 16 farm occupants who rent their land, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036005_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365833
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsclear_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Kingsclear
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/.