Madawaska, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Madawaska was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,683. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6726557. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.560°N, 68.213°W.
Population
In 1891, Madawaska had a population of 1,683: 844 male and 839 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,816 |
| 1881 | 966 |
| 1891 | 1,683 |
| 1901 | 1,882 |
| 1911 | 988 |
| 1921 | 876 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Madawaska, 1881 (28.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Madawaska shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,683 total population, 844 males, 839 females, 571 married persons, 301 families, 288 married males, 283 married females, 33 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,079 single persons under 18, 543 single males under 18, 536 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,297 French Canadians, 386 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 256 houses, 256 houses built of wood, 256 occupied houses, 225 houses of 1 story, 72 houses of 2 rooms, 55 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 42 houses of 3 rooms, 34 houses of 1 room, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 28 houses of 2 stories, 14 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 3 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 14,929 acres of land in farms, 10,749 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,856 bushels of potatoes, 6,920 bushels of oats, 5,932 pounds of homemade butter, 4,608 bushels of buckwheat, 4,180 acres of improved land in farms, 3,096 acres of farmland under crops, 1,872 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,079 acres of farmland in pasture, 947 tons of hay, 943 acres of hay crops, 865 chickens, 661 swine, 574 sheep, 556 acres of oats, 328 bushels of turnips, 229 milk cows, 206 bushels of peas, 203 horses aged over 3 years, 165 bushels of spring wheat, 120 occupants of farms, 119 farm occupants who own their land, 106 other cattle, 92 acres of potatoes, 70 bushels of barley, 65 oxen, 61 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 49 horses aged 3 years and under, 39 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 20 acres of wheat, 16 geese, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of barley, 5 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 5 turkeys, 2 acres of turnips, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB023006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB028004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6726557
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madawaska_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Madawaska
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). "Madawaska, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/madawaska-nb023006-1891/.