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 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 301 |
| Number of families | 301 |
| Number of females | 839 |
| Number of males | 844 |
| Number of married females | 283 |
| Number of married males | 288 |
| Number of married persons | 571 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP F | 839 |
| POP M | 844 |
| POP TOT | 1,683 |
| Total population | 1,683 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 536 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 543 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,079 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,297 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 386 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 256 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 256 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 34 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 225 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 72 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 256 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,079 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,749 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,096 |
| Acres of hay crops | 943 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,180 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,929 |
| Acres of oats | 556 |
| Acres of potatoes | 92 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 20 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 70 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,608 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,920 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 206 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,856 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 165 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 328 |
| BWT BU | 4,608 |
| HAY AC | 943 |
| HAY TONS | 947 |
| Number of chickens | 865 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 119 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 16 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 49 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 203 |
| Number of milk cows | 229 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 120 |
| Number of other cattle | 106 |
| Number of oxen | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 574 |
| Number of swine | 661 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 556 |
| OAT BU | 6,920 |
| PEA BU | 206 |
| POT AC | 92 |
| POT BU | 7,856 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,872 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,932 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 947 |
| WHT AC | 20 |
| WHT SP BU | 165 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 39 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 61 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,932 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 536 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 543 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,079 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,872 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 49 |
| FAMILIES | 301 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 1,297 |
| GEESE | 16 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 865 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 203 |
| HOUSES | 256 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 225 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 55 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 42 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 72 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 28 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 256 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 283 |
| MD MALE | 288 |
| MD TOT | 571 |
| MILK COWS | 229 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 119 |
| OC TOT | 120 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 106 |
| OTHERS | 386 |
| SHEEP | 574 |
| SUP AM | 4,180 |
| SUP FOR | 10,749 |
| SUP JV | 5 |
| SUP PAT | 1,079 |
| SUP SC | 3,096 |
| SUP TOT | 14,929 |
| SWINE | 661 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 256 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 328 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
| WORKING OX | 65 |
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/.