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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q199321. 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 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 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,605 total population, 820 males, 785 females, 528 married persons, 311 families, 266 married females, 262 married males, 79 widowed persons, 50 widowed females, 29 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 998 single persons under 18, 529 single males under 18, 469 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,603 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 292 occupied houses, 290 houses, 289 houses built of wood, 264 houses of 1 story, 144 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 40 houses of 5 rooms, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 28 houses of 3 rooms, 25 houses of 2 stories, 24 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 75,910 pounds of homemade butter, 37,262 acres of land in farms, 21,541 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,439 bushels of potatoes, 15,721 acres of improved land in farms, 10,755 bushels of oats, 9,713 bushels of buckwheat, 8,693 acres of farmland under crops, 7,975 bushels of turnips, 6,909 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,341 tons of hay, 4,919 acres of hay crops, 4,440 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,577 chickens, 2,676 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,652 sheep, 1,218 milk cows, 1,003 other cattle, 950 sheep slaughtered or sold, 594 acres of oats, 473 swine slaughtered or sold, 387 cattle killed or sold, 321 horses aged over 3 years, 273 occupants of farms, 247 farm occupants who own their land, 209 acres of potatoes, 192 swine, 161 turkeys, 160 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 157 bushels of barley, 153 oxen, 119 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 116 bushels of beans, 110 geese, 100 horses aged 3 years and under, 97 ducks, 88 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 80 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 53 bushels of spring wheat, 46 bushels of peas, 44 acres of turnips, 39 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 37 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 29 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 26 farm occupants who rent their land, 20 bushels of corn, 13 other fowl, 10 bushels of rye, Capacity of silos (tons): 10, 8 acres of barley, 3 acres of wheat, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Butler | 1857–1915 | died here |
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: Q199321
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Norton
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/.