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 density was 7.3 people per square mile.
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 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 150 |
| Number of families | 150 |
| Number of females | 360 |
| Number of males | 423 |
| Number of married females | 121 |
| Number of married males | 122 |
| Number of married persons | 243 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 360 |
| POP M | 423 |
| POP TOT | 783 |
| Total population | 783 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 218 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 290 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 508 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 778 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 143 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 142 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 130 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 145 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 837 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 47,642 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,709 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,158 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,568 |
| Acres of land in farms | 50,210 |
| Acres of oats | 78 |
| Acres of potatoes | 73 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,543 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,564 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 422 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 1,158 |
| HAY TONS | 1,242 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 108 |
| Number of chickens | 1,597 |
| Number of ducks | 52 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 117 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 24 |
| Number of geese | 51 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 7 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 74 |
| Number of milk cows | 268 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 141 |
| Number of other cattle | 214 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 44 |
| Number of sheep | 161 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 82 |
| Number of swine | 31 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 112 |
| Number of turkeys | 22 |
| OAT AC | 78 |
| OAT BU | 1,543 |
| POT AC | 73 |
| POT BU | 6,564 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 576 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 22,872 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,242 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 18 |
| A 11 50 | 34 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 25 |
| BEN BU | 40 |
| BUTTER LB | 22,872 |
| CATTLE KS | 108 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 218 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 290 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 508 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 576 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 7 |
| DUCKS | 52 |
| FAMILIES | 150 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 5 |
| GEESE | 51 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,597 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 74 |
| HOUSES | 143 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 130 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 99 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 13 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 142 |
| INF 11 A | 44 |
| MD FEM | 121 |
| MD MALE | 122 |
| MD TOT | 243 |
| MILK COWS | 268 |
| NAME CD | St. John, County—Comté |
| OC F | 24 |
| OC P | 117 |
| OC TOT | 141 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 214 |
| OTHERS | 778 |
| SHEEP | 161 |
| SHEEP KS | 82 |
| SUP AM | 2,568 |
| SUP FOR | 47,642 |
| SUP JV | 22 |
| SUP PAT | 837 |
| SUP SC | 1,709 |
| SUP TOT | 50,210 |
| SWINE | 31 |
| SWINE KS | 112 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 145 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 422 |
| TURKEY | 22 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 15 |
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/.