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 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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 841 total population, 456 males, 385 females, 266 married persons, 143 families, 133 married females, 133 married males, 32 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 543 single persons under 18, 312 single males under 18, 231 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 841 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 142 occupied houses, 140 houses, 140 houses built of wood, 129 houses of 1 story, 55 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 37 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 5 rooms, 11 houses of 2 stories, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses of 3 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 28,155 pounds of homemade butter, 23,508 acres of land in farms, 18,331 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,063 bushels of potatoes, 9,964 bushels of oats, 5,177 acres of improved land in farms, 3,988 acres of farmland under crops, 3,800 bushels of turnips, 2,691 bushels of buckwheat, 2,657 tons of hay, 1,852 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,739 acres of hay crops, 1,672 chickens, 1,165 acres of farmland in pasture, 653 other cattle, 637 bushels of barley, 575 milk cows, 497 acres of oats, 421 sheep, 246 swine, 210 swine slaughtered or sold, 179 horses aged over 3 years, 176 acres of potatoes, 174 bushels of spring wheat, 154 cattle killed or sold, 132 occupants of farms, 131 farm occupants who own their land, 94 sheep slaughtered or sold, 72 geese, 71 turkeys, 59 horses aged 3 years and under, 55 bushels of beans, 42 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 40 bushels of corn, 35 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 34 ducks, 33 acres of barley, 31 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 28 bushels of rye, 24 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 19 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 18 acres of turnips, 18 oxen, 17 acres of wheat, 8 bushels of peas, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.