North Lake, New Brunswick (1891 census)
North Lake was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 755. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365860. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.757°N, 67.668°W.
Population
In 1891, North Lake had a population of 755: 395 male and 360 female residents. Population density was 4.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 800 |
| 1891 | 755 |
| 1901 | 720 |
| 1911 | 618 |
| 1921 | 555 |
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 Lake shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 147 |
| Number of families | 147 |
| Number of females | 360 |
| Number of males | 395 |
| Number of married females | 138 |
| Number of married males | 139 |
| Number of married persons | 277 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 360 |
| POP M | 395 |
| POP TOT | 755 |
| Total population | 755 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 208 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 248 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 456 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 755 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 138 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 138 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 106 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 32 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 51 |
| Number of occupied houses | 138 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 100 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,233 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,068 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,932 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,777 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,265 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,333 |
| Acres of oats | 982 |
| Acres of potatoes | 97 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 33 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 32 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 245 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,814 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,237 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 358 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,258 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 575 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 631 |
| BWT BU | 6,814 |
| HAY AC | 1,777 |
| HAY TONS | 2,095 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 151 |
| Number of chickens | 1,423 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 129 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 22 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 43 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 182 |
| Number of milk cows | 378 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 131 |
| Number of other cattle | 295 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 626 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 369 |
| Number of swine | 64 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 99 |
| Number of turkeys | 13 |
| OAT AC | 982 |
| OAT BU | 15,237 |
| PEA BU | 358 |
| POT AC | 97 |
| POT BU | 14,258 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,714 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 74 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 39,750 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,095 |
| WHT AC | 33 |
| WHT SP BU | 575 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 16 |
| A 11 50 | 35 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 66 |
| BEN BU | 245 |
| BUTTER LB | 39,750 |
| CATTLE KS | 151 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 208 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 248 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 456 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,714 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 43 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 147 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 74 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 22 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,423 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 182 |
| HOUSES | 138 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 106 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 51 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 32 |
| HOUSES W | 138 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 138 |
| MD MALE | 139 |
| MD TOT | 277 |
| MILK COWS | 378 |
| NAME CD | York |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 129 |
| OC TOT | 131 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 295 |
| OTHERS | 755 |
| SHEEP | 626 |
| SHEEP KS | 369 |
| SUP AM | 5,265 |
| SUP FOR | 7,068 |
| SUP JV | 100 |
| SUP PAT | 1,233 |
| SUP SC | 3,932 |
| SUP TOT | 12,333 |
| SWINE | 64 |
| SWINE KS | 99 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 138 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 631 |
| TURKEY | 13 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
| WORKING OX | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365860
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Lake_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_North_Lake
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 Lake, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/north-lake-nb025014-1891/.