Peel, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Peel was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,318. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7160236. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.407°N, 67.531°W.
Population
In 1891, Peel had a population of 1,318: 684 male and 634 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 930 |
| 1881 | 1,192 |
| 1891 | 1,318 |
| 1901 | 1,301 |
| 1911 | 1,519 |
| 1921 | 1,414 |
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, Peel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,318 total population, 684 males, 634 females, 458 married persons, 242 families, 229 married females, 229 married males, 43 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 817 single persons under 18, 444 single males under 18, 373 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,317 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 240 houses, 240 houses built of wood, 240 occupied houses, 221 houses of 1 story, 76 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 48 houses of 5 rooms, 39 houses of 3 rooms, 38 houses of 4 rooms, 24 houses of 2 rooms, 19 houses of 2 stories, 15 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 66,538 pounds of homemade butter, 45,663 bushels of oats, 22,520 acres of land in farms, 19,750 bushels of potatoes, 16,320 bushels of buckwheat, 12,231 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,289 acres of improved land in farms, 7,840 acres of farmland under crops, 5,113 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,593 tons of hay, 3,507 acres of hay crops, 3,255 chickens, 2,956 bushels of turnips, 2,368 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,864 acres of oats, 1,289 bushels of spring wheat, 1,125 sheep, 747 sheep slaughtered or sold, 680 milk cows, 576 bushels of beans, 563 other cattle, 497 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 421 cattle killed or sold, 404 bushels of barley, 366 swine slaughtered or sold, 304 horses aged over 3 years, 230 occupants of farms, 215 swine, 209 farm occupants who own their land, 180 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 163 acres of potatoes, 151 horses aged 3 years and under, 146 bushels of corn, 144 geese, 103 turkeys, 93 bushels of peas, 88 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 81 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 65 acres of wheat, 50 ducks, 49 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 48 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 31 oxen, 30 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 21 acres of barley, 21 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 acres of turnips, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB012005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7160236
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peel_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Peel
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). "Peel, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/peel-nb012005-1891/.