Northampton, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Northampton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,110. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365862. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.132°N, 67.471°W.
Population
In 1891, Northampton had a population of 1,110: 575 male and 535 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 935 |
| 1881 | 1,118 |
| 1891 | 1,110 |
| 1901 | 1,125 |
| 1911 | 1,126 |
| 1921 | 942 |
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, Northampton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,110 total population, 575 males, 535 females, 370 married persons, 188 families, 185 married females, 185 married males, 51 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 689 single persons under 18, 367 single males under 18, 322 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,109 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 188 houses, 188 houses built of wood, 188 occupied houses, 160 houses of 1 story, 86 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 41 houses of 4 rooms, 28 houses of 2 stories, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 17 houses of 3 rooms, 17 uninhabited houses, 16 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 59,604 pounds of homemade butter, 33,343 bushels of oats, 30,580 acres of land in farms, 21,688 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20,711 bushels of potatoes, 8,892 acres of improved land in farms, 7,914 bushels of buckwheat, 6,971 bushels of turnips, 6,078 acres of farmland under crops, 4,634 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,559 tons of hay, 3,155 acres of hay crops, 2,663 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,561 chickens, 1,940 bushels of spring wheat, 1,358 acres of oats, 1,012 bushels of barley, 992 sheep, 658 sheep slaughtered or sold, 657 milk cows, 584 other cattle, 513 bushels of corn, 479 bushels of beans, 357 swine slaughtered or sold, 318 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 301 horses aged over 3 years, 284 cattle killed or sold, 230 swine, 193 bushels of peas, 189 acres of potatoes, 177 occupants of farms, 161 farm occupants who own their land, 151 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 141 horses aged 3 years and under, 119 acres of wheat, 106 geese, 58 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 46 ducks, 44 acres of barley, 43 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 41 acres of turnips, 40 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 34 turkeys, 33 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 23 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 farm occupants who rent their land, 14 oxen, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 other fowl, Capacity of silos (tons): 1. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB012004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365862
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northampton_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Northampton
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). "Northampton, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/northampton-nb012004-1891/.