Lincoln, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Lincoln was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 841. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6550896. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.823°N, 66.591°W.
Population
In 1891, Lincoln had a population of 841: 456 male and 385 female residents. Population density was 14.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 845 |
| 1881 | 917 |
| 1891 | 841 |
| 1901 | 770 |
| 1911 | 788 |
| 1921 | 738 |
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, Lincoln shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 143 |
| Number of families | 143 |
| Number of females | 385 |
| Number of males | 456 |
| Number of married females | 133 |
| Number of married males | 133 |
| Number of married persons | 266 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 385 |
| POP M | 456 |
| POP TOT | 841 |
| Total population | 841 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 231 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 312 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 543 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 841 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 140 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 140 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 129 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 142 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 33 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,165 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 18,331 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,988 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,739 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,177 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,508 |
| Acres of oats | 497 |
| Acres of potatoes | 176 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 17 |
| BAR AC | 33 |
| BAR BU | 637 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 637 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,691 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,964 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,063 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 174 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,800 |
| BWT BU | 2,691 |
| CRN BU | 40 |
| HAY AC | 1,739 |
| HAY TONS | 2,657 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 154 |
| Number of chickens | 1,672 |
| Number of ducks | 34 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 131 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 72 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 59 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 179 |
| Number of milk cows | 575 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 132 |
| Number of other cattle | 653 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 421 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 94 |
| Number of swine | 246 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 210 |
| Number of turkeys | 71 |
| OAT AC | 497 |
| OAT BU | 9,964 |
| PEA BU | 8 |
| POT AC | 176 |
| POT BU | 17,063 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,852 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,155 |
| RYE BU | 28 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,657 |
| WHT AC | 17 |
| WHT SP BU | 174 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 31 |
| A 11 50 | 19 |
| A 201 PL | 35 |
| A 51 100 | 42 |
| BEN BU | 55 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,155 |
| CATTLE KS | 154 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 231 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 312 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 543 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,852 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 59 |
| DUCKS | 34 |
| FAMILIES | 143 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 72 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,672 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 179 |
| HOUSES | 140 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 129 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 55 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 140 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 133 |
| MD MALE | 133 |
| MD TOT | 266 |
| MILK COWS | 575 |
| NAME CD | Sunbury |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 131 |
| OC TOT | 132 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 653 |
| OTHERS | 841 |
| SHEEP | 421 |
| SHEEP KS | 94 |
| SUP AM | 5,177 |
| SUP FOR | 18,331 |
| SUP JV | 24 |
| SUP PAT | 1,165 |
| SUP SC | 3,988 |
| SUP TOT | 23,508 |
| SWINE | 246 |
| SWINE KS | 210 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 142 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 3,800 |
| TURKEY | 71 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB022004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB033004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6550896
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Lincoln_(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). "Lincoln, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/lincoln-nb022004-1891/.