Musquash, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Musquash was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 783. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365852. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.183°N, 66.353°W.
Population
In 1891, Musquash had a population of 783: 423 male and 360 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 998 |
| 1891 | 783 |
| 1901 | 741 |
| 1911 | 660 |
| 1921 | 543 |
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, Musquash 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 783 total population, 423 males, 360 females, 243 married persons, 150 families, 122 married males, 121 married females, 32 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 508 single persons under 18, 290 single males under 18, 218 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 778 persons who are not French Canadian, 5 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 145 occupied houses, 143 houses, 142 houses built of wood, 130 houses of 1 story, 99 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 17 houses of 5 rooms, 13 houses of 2 stories, 13 houses of 4 rooms, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 50,210 acres of land in farms, 47,642 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 22,872 pounds of homemade butter, 6,564 bushels of potatoes, 2,568 acres of improved land in farms, 1,709 acres of farmland under crops, 1,597 chickens, 1,543 bushels of oats, 1,242 tons of hay, 1,158 acres of hay crops, 837 acres of farmland in pasture, 576 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 422 bushels of turnips, 268 milk cows, 214 other cattle, 161 sheep, 141 occupants of farms, 117 farm occupants who own their land, 112 swine slaughtered or sold, 108 cattle killed or sold, 82 sheep slaughtered or sold, 78 acres of oats, 74 horses aged over 3 years, 73 acres of potatoes, 52 ducks, 51 geese, 44 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 40 bushels of beans, 34 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 31 swine, 25 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 24 farm occupants who rent their land, 22 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 22 turkeys, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 15 oxen, 7 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 acres of turnips, 4 other fowl, 1 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB021007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB032002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365852
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musquash_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Musquash
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). "Musquash, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/musquash-nb021007-1891/.