Year: 1891
| Province: New Brunswick
Lancaster, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Lancaster was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,211. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.228°N, 66.182°W.
Population
In 1891, Lancaster had a population of 4,211: 2,166 male and 2,045 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
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, Lancaster shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 789 |
| Number of families | 789 |
| Number of females | 2,045 |
| Number of males | 2,166 |
| Number of married females | 673 |
| Number of married males | 676 |
| Number of married persons | 1,349 |
| Number of widowed females | 132 |
| Number of widowed males | 70 |
| Number of widowed persons | 202 |
| POP F | 2,045 |
| POP M | 2,166 |
| POP TOT | 4,211 |
| Total population | 4,211 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,240 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,420 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,660 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 41 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,170 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 776 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 774 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 486 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 271 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 93 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 19 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 154 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 134 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 302 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of occupied houses | 780 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 42 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 41 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 745 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,937 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,233 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,214 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,019 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,956 |
| Acres of oats | 263 |
| Acres of potatoes | 129 |
| Acres of turnips | 99 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 72 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 193 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,575 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,378 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,782 |
| BWT BU | 193 |
| CRN BU | 200 |
| HAY AC | 1,214 |
| HAY TONS | 1,722 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 67 |
| Number of chickens | 5,023 |
| Number of ducks | 128 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 222 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 59 |
| Number of geese | 53 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 34 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 248 |
| Number of milk cows | 528 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 282 |
| Number of other cattle | 181 |
| Number of other fowl | 63 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 147 |
| Number of sheep | 309 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 19 |
| Number of swine | 195 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 161 |
| Number of turkeys | 32 |
| OAT AC | 263 |
| OAT BU | 6,575 |
| PEA BU | 6 |
| POT AC | 129 |
| POT BU | 13,378 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 250 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,315 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 35,166 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,722 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 73 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 25 |
| BUTTER LB | 35,166 |
| CATTLE KS | 67 |
| CHEESE LB | 250 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,240 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,420 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,660 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,315 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 34 |
| DUCKS | 128 |
| FAMILIES | 789 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 41 |
| GEESE | 53 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,023 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 248 |
| HOUSES | 776 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 17 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 41 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 134 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 154 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 486 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 302 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 93 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 271 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 42 |
| HOUSES W | 774 |
| INF 11 A | 147 |
| MD FEM | 673 |
| MD MALE | 676 |
| MD TOT | 1,349 |
| MILK COWS | 528 |
| NAME CD | St. John, County—Comté |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 59 |
| OC P | 222 |
| OC TOT | 282 |
| OTHER FOWL | 63 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 181 |
| OTHERS | 4,170 |
| SHEEP | 309 |
| SHEEP KS | 19 |
| SUP AM | 3,019 |
| SUP FOR | 10,937 |
| SUP JV | 41 |
| SUP PAT | 745 |
| SUP SC | 2,233 |
| SUP TOT | 13,956 |
| SWINE | 195 |
| SWINE KS | 161 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 780 |
| TUR AC | 99 |
| TUR BU | 12,782 |
| TURKEY | 32 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 132 |
| WID MALE | 70 |
| WID TOT | 202 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB021006 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB032001 — 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). "Lancaster, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/lancaster-nb021006-1891/.