North Esk, New Brunswick (1891 census)
North Esk was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,589. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.255°N, 66.255°W.
Population
In 1891, North Esk had a population of 1,589: 850 male and 736 female residents. Population density was 1.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,186 |
| 1881 | 1,538 |
| 1891 | 1,589 |
| 1901 | 1,664 |
| 1911 | 1,789 |
| 1921 | 1,780 |
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, North Esk 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 | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 299 |
| Number of families | 299 |
| Number of females | 736 |
| Number of males | 850 |
| Number of married females | 252 |
| Number of married males | 254 |
| Number of married persons | 506 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP F | 736 |
| POP M | 850 |
| POP TOT | 1,589 |
| Total population | 1,586 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 448 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 576 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,024 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,585 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 11 |
| Number of houses | 283 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 283 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 278 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 87 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 294 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 482 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 21,224 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,809 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,052 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,325 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,549 |
| Acres of oats | 804 |
| Acres of potatoes | 214 |
| Acres of turnips | 33 |
| Acres of wheat | 52 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 125 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 106 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,214 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,737 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,575 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 610 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,839 |
| BWT BU | 2,214 |
| HAY AC | 2,052 |
| HAY TONS | 2,377 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 170 |
| Number of chickens | 3,375 |
| Number of ducks | 38 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 293 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 49 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 56 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 207 |
| Number of milk cows | 543 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 297 |
| Number of other cattle | 521 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 119 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 58 |
| Number of sheep | 1,073 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 354 |
| Number of swine | 166 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 186 |
| Number of turkeys | 165 |
| OAT AC | 804 |
| OAT BU | 15,737 |
| PEA BU | 87 |
| POT AC | 214 |
| POT BU | 24,575 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,325 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 36,257 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,377 |
| WHT AC | 52 |
| WHT SP BU | 610 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 39 |
| A 11 50 | 66 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 119 |
| BEN BU | 106 |
| BUTTER LB | 36,257 |
| CATTLE KS | 170 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 448 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 576 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,024 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,325 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 56 |
| DUCKS | 38 |
| FAMILIES | 299 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 49 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,375 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 207 |
| HOUSES | 283 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 57 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 278 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 87 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 45 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 283 |
| INF 11 A | 58 |
| MD FEM | 252 |
| MD MALE | 254 |
| MD TOT | 506 |
| MILK COWS | 543 |
| NAME CD | Northumberland |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 293 |
| OC TOT | 297 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 521 |
| OTHERS | 1,585 |
| SHEEP | 1,073 |
| SHEEP KS | 354 |
| SUP AM | 4,325 |
| SUP FOR | 21,224 |
| SUP JV | 34 |
| SUP PAT | 482 |
| SUP SC | 3,809 |
| SUP TOT | 25,549 |
| SWINE | 166 |
| SWINE KS | 186 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 294 |
| TUR AC | 33 |
| TUR BU | 3,839 |
| TURKEY | 165 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 11 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB017011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "North Esk, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/north-esk-nb017011-1891/.