Kingston, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Kingston was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,811. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6413572. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.476°N, 66.019°W.
Population
In 1891, Kingston had a population of 1,811: 924 male and 887 female residents. Population density was 22.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,223 |
| 1881 | 2,184 |
| 1891 | 1,811 |
| 1901 | 1,635 |
| 1911 | 1,494 |
| 1921 | 1,322 |
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, Kingston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 167 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 | 380 |
| Number of families | 380 |
| Number of females | 887 |
| Number of males | 924 |
| Number of married females | 290 |
| Number of married males | 290 |
| Number of married persons | 580 |
| Number of widowed females | 70 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 106 |
| POP F | 887 |
| POP M | 924 |
| POP TOT | 1,811 |
| Total population | 1,811 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 527 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 598 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,125 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,811 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 363 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 363 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 321 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 197 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 366 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 36 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 87 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,252 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,792 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 18,894 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,066 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 24,233 |
| Acres of land in farms | 40,025 |
| Acres of oats | 494 |
| Acres of potatoes | 188 |
| Acres of turnips | 39 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 57 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 292 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,430 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,338 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 397 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,698 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,903 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 10,430 |
| CRN BU | 124 |
| HAY AC | 4,066 |
| HAY TONS | 4,300 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 400 |
| Number of chickens | 4,283 |
| Number of ducks | 79 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 324 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 21 |
| Number of geese | 92 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 95 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 302 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,006 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 345 |
| Number of other cattle | 853 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 141 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 101 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 122 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 44 |
| Number of sheep | 1,523 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,058 |
| Number of swine | 216 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 627 |
| Number of turkeys | 126 |
| OAT AC | 494 |
| OAT BU | 9,338 |
| PEA BU | 397 |
| POT AC | 188 |
| POT BU | 18,698 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,600 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 89,344 |
| RYE BU | 6 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,300 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT FALL BU | 20 |
| WHT SP BU | 15 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 101 |
| A 11 50 | 49 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 122 |
| BEN BU | 292 |
| BUTTER LB | 89,344 |
| CATTLE KS | 400 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 527 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 598 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,125 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,600 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 95 |
| DUCKS | 79 |
| FAMILIES | 380 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 92 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,283 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 302 |
| HOUSES | 363 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 49 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 321 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 197 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 41 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 36 |
| HOUSES W | 363 |
| INF 11 A | 44 |
| MD FEM | 290 |
| MD MALE | 290 |
| MD TOT | 580 |
| MILK COWS | 1,006 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC F | 21 |
| OC P | 324 |
| OC TOT | 345 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 853 |
| OTHERS | 1,811 |
| SHEEP | 1,523 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,058 |
| SUP AM | 24,233 |
| SUP FOR | 15,792 |
| SUP JV | 87 |
| SUP PAT | 5,252 |
| SUP SC | 18,894 |
| SUP TOT | 40,025 |
| SWINE | 216 |
| SWINE KS | 627 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 366 |
| TUR AC | 39 |
| TUR BU | 5,903 |
| TURKEY | 126 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 70 |
| WID MALE | 36 |
| WID TOT | 106 |
| WORKING OX | 141 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB016007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6413572
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Kingston_(Nouveau-Brunswick)
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). "Kingston, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/kingston-nb016007-1891/.