Perth, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Perth was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,792. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.715°N, 67.609°W.
Population
In 1891, Perth had a population of 1,792: 978 male and 814 female residents. Population density was 13.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 747 |
| 1881 | 1,683 |
| 1891 | 1,792 |
| 1901 | 1,663 |
| 1911 | 1,777 |
| 1921 | 1,349 |
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, Perth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 321 |
| Number of families | 321 |
| Number of females | 814 |
| Number of males | 978 |
| Number of married females | 275 |
| Number of married males | 275 |
| Number of married persons | 550 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 71 |
| POP F | 814 |
| POP M | 978 |
| POP TOT | 1,792 |
| Total population | 1,792 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 494 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 677 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,171 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 11 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,781 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 26 |
| Number of houses | 282 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 282 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 256 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 25 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 108 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 308 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 53 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,705 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 30,982 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,280 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,675 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,038 |
| Acres of land in farms | 41,020 |
| Acres of oats | 1,623 |
| Acres of potatoes | 191 |
| Acres of turnips | 43 |
| Acres of wheat | 98 |
| BAR AC | 36 |
| BAR BU | 580 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 580 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 316 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,178 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 79 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 37,607 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 654 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,402 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,424 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,974 |
| BWT BU | 12,178 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 1 |
| CRN BU | 79 |
| HAY AC | 2,675 |
| HAY TONS | 2,623 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 323 |
| Number of chickens | 3,765 |
| Number of ducks | 86 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 305 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 27 |
| Number of geese | 63 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 123 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 351 |
| Number of milk cows | 701 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 333 |
| Number of other cattle | 507 |
| Number of oxen | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 97 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 137 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 37 |
| Number of sheep | 1,053 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 536 |
| Number of swine | 223 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 391 |
| Number of turkeys | 58 |
| OAT AC | 1,623 |
| OAT BU | 37,607 |
| PEA BU | 654 |
| POT AC | 191 |
| POT BU | 21,402 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 294 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,910 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 46,138 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,623 |
| WHT AC | 98 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,424 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 97 |
| A 11 50 | 37 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 137 |
| BEN BU | 316 |
| BUTTER LB | 46,138 |
| CATTLE KS | 323 |
| CHEESE LB | 294 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 494 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 677 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,171 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,910 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 123 |
| DUCKS | 86 |
| FAMILIES | 321 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 11 |
| GEESE | 63 |
| GRA BU | 22 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,765 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 351 |
| HOUSES | 282 |
| HOUSES CON | 11 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 58 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 256 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 108 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 25 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 282 |
| INF 11 A | 37 |
| MD FEM | 275 |
| MD MALE | 275 |
| MD TOT | 550 |
| MILK COWS | 701 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 27 |
| OC P | 305 |
| OC TOT | 333 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 507 |
| OTHERS | 1,781 |
| SHEEP | 1,053 |
| SHEEP KS | 536 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 10,038 |
| SUP FOR | 30,982 |
| SUP JV | 53 |
| SUP PAT | 2,705 |
| SUP SC | 7,280 |
| SUP TOT | 41,020 |
| SWINE | 223 |
| SWINE KS | 391 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 308 |
| TUR AC | 43 |
| TUR BU | 8,974 |
| TURKEY | 58 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 26 |
| WID FEM | 45 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 71 |
| WORKING OX | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB023007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB034006— 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). "Perth, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/perth-nb023007-1891/.