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 density was 28.0 people per square mile.
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 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 242 |
| Number of families | 242 |
| Number of females | 634 |
| Number of males | 684 |
| Number of married females | 229 |
| Number of married males | 229 |
| Number of married persons | 458 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| POP F | 634 |
| POP M | 684 |
| POP TOT | 1,318 |
| Total population | 1,318 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 373 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 444 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 817 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,317 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 240 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 240 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 221 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 240 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 81 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,368 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,231 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,840 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,507 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,289 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,520 |
| Acres of oats | 1,864 |
| Acres of potatoes | 163 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 65 |
| BAR AC | 21 |
| BAR BU | 404 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 404 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 576 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 16,320 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 180 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 146 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 45,663 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 93 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,750 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,289 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,956 |
| BWT BU | 16,320 |
| CRN BU | 146 |
| HAY AC | 3,507 |
| HAY TONS | 3,593 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 421 |
| Number of chickens | 3,255 |
| Number of ducks | 50 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 209 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 21 |
| Number of geese | 144 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 151 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 304 |
| Number of milk cows | 680 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 230 |
| Number of other cattle | 563 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 30 |
| Number of sheep | 1,125 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 747 |
| Number of swine | 215 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 366 |
| Number of turkeys | 103 |
| OAT AC | 1,864 |
| OAT BU | 45,663 |
| PEA BU | 93 |
| POT AC | 163 |
| POT BU | 19,750 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 497 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,113 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 66,538 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,593 |
| WHT AC | 65 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,289 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 49 |
| A 11 50 | 48 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 88 |
| BEN BU | 576 |
| BUTTER LB | 66,538 |
| CATTLE KS | 421 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 373 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 444 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 817 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 497 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 151 |
| DUCKS | 50 |
| FAMILIES | 242 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,113 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 144 |
| GRA BU | 180 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,255 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 304 |
| HOUSES | 240 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 38 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 221 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 76 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 240 |
| INF 11 A | 30 |
| MD FEM | 229 |
| MD MALE | 229 |
| MD TOT | 458 |
| MILK COWS | 680 |
| NAME CD | Carleton |
| OC F | 21 |
| OC P | 209 |
| OC TOT | 230 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 563 |
| OTHERS | 1,317 |
| SHEEP | 1,125 |
| SHEEP KS | 747 |
| SUP AM | 10,289 |
| SUP FOR | 12,231 |
| SUP JV | 81 |
| SUP PAT | 2,368 |
| SUP SC | 7,840 |
| SUP TOT | 22,520 |
| SWINE | 215 |
| SWINE KS | 366 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 240 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 2,956 |
| TURKEY | 103 |
| WID FEM | 32 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 43 |
| WORKING OX | 31 |
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/.