Norton, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Norton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,605. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.597°N, 65.745°W.
Population
In 1891, Norton had a population of 1,605: 820 male and 785 female residents. Population density was 22.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,714 |
| 1881 | 1,856 |
| 1891 | 1,605 |
| 1901 | 1,449 |
| 1911 | 1,503 |
| 1921 | 1,514 |
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, Norton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 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 | 311 |
| Number of families | 311 |
| Number of females | 785 |
| Number of males | 820 |
| Number of married females | 266 |
| Number of married males | 262 |
| Number of married persons | 528 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 79 |
| POP F | 785 |
| POP M | 820 |
| POP TOT | 1,605 |
| Total population | 1,605 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 469 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 529 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 998 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,603 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 290 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 289 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 264 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 25 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 144 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 292 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 119 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,909 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 21,541 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,693 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,919 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,721 |
| Acres of land in farms | 37,262 |
| Acres of oats | 594 |
| Acres of potatoes | 209 |
| Acres of turnips | 44 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR AC | 8 |
| BAR BU | 157 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 157 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,713 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,755 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,439 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,975 |
| BWT BU | 9,713 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 10 |
| CRN BU | 20 |
| HAY AC | 4,919 |
| HAY TONS | 6,341 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 387 |
| Number of chickens | 3,577 |
| Number of ducks | 97 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 247 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 26 |
| Number of geese | 110 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 100 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 321 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,218 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 273 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,003 |
| Number of other fowl | 13 |
| Number of oxen | 153 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 37 |
| Number of sheep | 1,652 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 950 |
| Number of swine | 192 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 473 |
| Number of turkeys | 161 |
| OAT AC | 594 |
| OAT BU | 10,755 |
| PEA BU | 46 |
| POT AC | 209 |
| POT BU | 21,439 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 160 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,440 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,676 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 75,910 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,341 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 53 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 80 |
| A 11 50 | 29 |
| A 201 PL | 39 |
| A 51 100 | 88 |
| BEN BU | 116 |
| BUTTER LB | 75,910 |
| CATTLE KS | 387 |
| CHEESE LB | 160 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 469 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 529 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 998 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,440 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 100 |
| DUCKS | 97 |
| FAMILIES | 311 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,676 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 110 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,577 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 321 |
| HOUSES | 290 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 264 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 144 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 25 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 289 |
| INF 11 A | 37 |
| MD FEM | 266 |
| MD MALE | 262 |
| MD TOT | 528 |
| MILK COWS | 1,218 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC F | 26 |
| OC P | 247 |
| OC TOT | 273 |
| OTHER FOWL | 13 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,003 |
| OTHERS | 1,603 |
| SHEEP | 1,652 |
| SHEEP KS | 950 |
| SILOS | 10 |
| SUP AM | 15,721 |
| SUP FOR | 21,541 |
| SUP JV | 119 |
| SUP PAT | 6,909 |
| SUP SC | 8,693 |
| SUP TOT | 37,262 |
| SWINE | 192 |
| SWINE KS | 473 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 292 |
| TUR AC | 44 |
| TUR BU | 7,975 |
| TURKEY | 161 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 50 |
| WID MALE | 29 |
| WID TOT | 79 |
| WORKING OX | 153 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB016008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027008— 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). "Norton, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/norton-nb016008-1891/.