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 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 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 755 total population, 395 males, 360 females, 277 married persons, 147 families, 139 married males, 138 married females, 22 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 456 single persons under 18, 248 single males under 18, 208 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 755 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 138 houses, 138 houses built of wood, 138 occupied houses, 106 houses of 1 story, 51 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 32 houses of 2 stories, 25 houses of 3 rooms, 24 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 2 rooms, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 39,750 pounds of homemade butter, 15,237 bushels of oats, 14,258 bushels of potatoes, 12,333 acres of land in farms, 7,068 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,814 bushels of buckwheat, 5,265 acres of improved land in farms, 3,932 acres of farmland under crops, 2,714 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,095 tons of hay, 1,777 acres of hay crops, 1,423 chickens, 1,233 acres of farmland in pasture, 982 acres of oats, 631 bushels of turnips, 626 sheep, 575 bushels of spring wheat, 378 milk cows, 369 sheep slaughtered or sold, 358 bushels of peas, 295 other cattle, 245 bushels of beans, 182 horses aged over 3 years, 151 cattle killed or sold, 131 occupants of farms, 129 farm occupants who own their land, 100 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 99 swine slaughtered or sold, 97 acres of potatoes, 74 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 66 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 64 swine, 43 horses aged 3 years and under, 35 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 33 acres of wheat, 32 bushels of barley, 31 oxen, 22 geese, 16 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 13 turkeys, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 2 ducks, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 acres of barley, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.