Moncton, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Moncton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,165. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365851. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.160°N, 64.868°W.
Population
In 1891, Moncton had a population of 5,165: 2,691 male and 2,474 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 4,569 |
| 1891 | 5,165 |
| 1901 | 5,587 |
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, Moncton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 5,165 total population, 2,691 males, 2,474 females, 1,641 married persons, 902 families, 821 married females, 820 married males, 161 widowed persons, 100 widowed females, 61 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,363 single persons under 18, 1,810 single males under 18, 1,553 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,646 persons who are not French Canadian, 1,519 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 870 occupied houses, 854 houses, 852 houses built of wood, 832 houses of 1 story, 356 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 128 houses of 4 rooms, 124 houses of 3 rooms, 108 houses of 5 rooms, 75 houses of 2 rooms, 42 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 37 uninhabited houses, 21 houses of 2 stories, 16 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 13 houses of over 15 rooms, 10 houses under construction, 8 houses of 1 room, 2 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 144,212 pounds of homemade butter, 85,078 acres of land in farms, 82,127 bushels of potatoes, 54,368 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 34,025 bushels of oats, 30,741 bushels of buckwheat, 30,710 acres of improved land in farms, 19,491 acres of farmland under crops, 18,117 bushels of turnips, 12,701 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 11,213 chickens, 10,924 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,118 tons of hay, 9,040 acres of hay crops, 3,302 sheep, 2,089 acres of oats, 1,954 milk cows, 1,865 bushels of barley, 1,764 bushels of spring wheat, 1,694 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,661 other cattle, 1,038 swine slaughtered or sold, 897 occupants of farms, 871 horses aged over 3 years, 855 cattle killed or sold, 838 farm occupants who own their land, 738 acres of potatoes, 692 geese, 564 swine, 357 bushels of beans, 311 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 295 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 217 ducks, 206 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 205 bushels of peas, 202 turkeys, 181 horses aged 3 years and under, 178 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 147 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 133 oxen, 128 acres of wheat, 97 acres of barley, 96 acres of turnips, 92 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 59 farm occupants who rent their land, 55 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 48 bushels of corn, 30 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 11 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB024004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024004_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365851
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moncton_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Moncton
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). "Moncton, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/moncton-nb024004-1891/.