New Bandon, New Brunswick (1891 census)
New Bandon was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,456. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365854. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.697°N, 65.267°W.
Population
In 1891, New Bandon had a population of 2,456: 1,242 male and 1,214 female residents. Population density was 13.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,228 |
| 1881 | 2,390 |
| 1891 | 2,456 |
| 1901 | 2,571 |
| 1911 | 2,595 |
| 1921 | 2,718 |
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, New Bandon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 403 |
| Number of families | 403 |
| Number of females | 1,214 |
| Number of males | 1,242 |
| Number of married females | 361 |
| Number of married males | 360 |
| Number of married persons | 721 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 91 |
| POP F | 1,214 |
| POP M | 1,242 |
| POP TOT | 2,456 |
| Total population | 2,456 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 784 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 860 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,644 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,425 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,031 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 8 |
| Number of houses | 380 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 376 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 34 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 365 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 72 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 105 |
| Number of houses under construction | 20 |
| Number of occupied houses | 388 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 113 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,462 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 24,634 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,876 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,881 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,381 |
| Acres of land in farms | 32,015 |
| Acres of oats | 1,349 |
| Acres of potatoes | 633 |
| Acres of turnips | 35 |
| Acres of wheat | 567 |
| BAR AC | 113 |
| BAR BU | 1,979 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,979 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,210 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,592 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 118 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 89,184 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,890 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,390 |
| BWT BU | 1,210 |
| CRN BU | 76 |
| HAY AC | 1,881 |
| HAY TONS | 1,993 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 227 |
| Number of chickens | 3,340 |
| Number of ducks | 111 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 393 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 472 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 96 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 254 |
| Number of milk cows | 660 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 402 |
| Number of other cattle | 438 |
| Number of other fowl | 91 |
| Number of oxen | 81 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 164 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 135 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 22 |
| Number of sheep | 967 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 398 |
| Number of swine | 619 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 570 |
| Number of turkeys | 15 |
| OAT AC | 1,349 |
| OAT BU | 26,592 |
| PEA BU | 118 |
| POT AC | 633 |
| POT BU | 89,184 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,436 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 34,882 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,993 |
| WHT AC | 567 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,890 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 65 |
| A 11 50 | 164 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 135 |
| BEN BU | 55 |
| BUTTER LB | 34,882 |
| CATTLE KS | 227 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 784 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 860 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,644 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,436 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 96 |
| DUCKS | 111 |
| FAMILIES | 403 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FRN CA | 1,425 |
| GEESE | 472 |
| GRA BU | 37 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,340 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 254 |
| HOUSES | 380 |
| HOUSES CON | 20 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 56 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 365 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 105 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 62 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 72 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 24 |
| HOUSES W | 376 |
| INF 11 A | 22 |
| MD FEM | 361 |
| MD MALE | 360 |
| MD TOT | 721 |
| MILK COWS | 660 |
| NAME CD | Gloucester |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 393 |
| OC TOT | 402 |
| OTHER FOWL | 91 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 438 |
| OTHERS | 1,031 |
| SHEEP | 967 |
| SHEEP KS | 398 |
| SUP AM | 7,381 |
| SUP FOR | 24,634 |
| SUP JV | 43 |
| SUP PAT | 1,462 |
| SUP SC | 5,876 |
| SUP TOT | 32,015 |
| SWINE | 619 |
| SWINE KS | 570 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 388 |
| TUR AC | 35 |
| TUR BU | 2,390 |
| TURKEY | 15 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 8 |
| WID FEM | 69 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 91 |
| WORKING OX | 81 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB014005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025005_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365854
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Bandon_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_New_Bandon
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). "New Bandon, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/new-bandon-nb014005-1891/.