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 density was 11.3 people per square mile.
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 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 188 |
| Number of families | 188 |
| Number of females | 535 |
| Number of males | 575 |
| Number of married females | 185 |
| Number of married males | 185 |
| Number of married persons | 370 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP F | 535 |
| POP M | 575 |
| POP TOT | 1,110 |
| Total population | 1,110 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 322 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 367 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 689 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,109 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 188 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 188 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 160 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 86 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 188 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 44 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 151 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,663 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 21,688 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,078 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,155 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,892 |
| Acres of land in farms | 30,580 |
| Acres of oats | 1,358 |
| Acres of potatoes | 189 |
| Acres of turnips | 41 |
| Acres of wheat | 119 |
| BAR AC | 44 |
| BAR BU | 1,012 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,012 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 479 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,914 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 513 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,343 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 193 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,711 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,940 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,971 |
| BWT BU | 7,914 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 1 |
| CRN BU | 513 |
| HAY AC | 3,155 |
| HAY TONS | 3,559 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 284 |
| Number of chickens | 2,561 |
| Number of ducks | 46 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 161 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 106 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 141 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 301 |
| Number of milk cows | 657 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 177 |
| Number of other cattle | 584 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 23 |
| Number of sheep | 992 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 658 |
| Number of swine | 230 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 357 |
| Number of turkeys | 34 |
| OAT AC | 1,358 |
| OAT BU | 33,343 |
| PEA BU | 193 |
| POT AC | 189 |
| POT BU | 20,711 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 318 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,634 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 59,604 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,559 |
| WHT AC | 119 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,940 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 58 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 40 |
| A 51 100 | 43 |
| BEN BU | 479 |
| BUTTER LB | 59,604 |
| CATTLE KS | 284 |
| CHEESE LB | 318 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 322 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 367 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 689 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,634 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 141 |
| DUCKS | 46 |
| FAMILIES | 188 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 106 |
| GRA BU | 33 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,561 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 301 |
| HOUSES | 188 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 160 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 86 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 28 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 188 |
| INF 11 A | 23 |
| MD FEM | 185 |
| MD MALE | 185 |
| MD TOT | 370 |
| MILK COWS | 657 |
| NAME CD | Carleton |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 161 |
| OC TOT | 177 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 584 |
| OTHERS | 1,109 |
| SHEEP | 992 |
| SHEEP KS | 658 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 8,892 |
| SUP FOR | 21,688 |
| SUP JV | 151 |
| SUP PAT | 2,663 |
| SUP SC | 6,078 |
| SUP TOT | 30,580 |
| SWINE | 230 |
| SWINE KS | 357 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 188 |
| TUR AC | 41 |
| TUR BU | 6,971 |
| TURKEY | 34 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
| WORKING OX | 14 |
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/.