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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365866. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,683 |
| 1891 | 1,792 |
| 1901 | 1,663 |
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 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,792 total population, 978 males, 814 females, 550 married persons, 321 families, 275 married females, 275 married males, 71 widowed persons, 45 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,171 single persons under 18, 677 single males under 18, 494 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,781 persons who are not French Canadian, 11 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 308 occupied houses, 282 houses, 282 houses built of wood, 256 houses of 1 story, 108 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 58 houses of 4 rooms, 39 houses of 5 rooms, 32 houses of 2 rooms, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 28 uninhabited houses, 26 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 25 houses of 2 stories, 12 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 houses under construction, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 46,138 pounds of homemade butter, 41,020 acres of land in farms, 37,607 bushels of oats, 30,982 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,402 bushels of potatoes, 12,178 bushels of buckwheat, 10,038 acres of improved land in farms, 8,974 bushels of turnips, 7,280 acres of farmland under crops, 4,910 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,765 chickens, 2,705 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,675 acres of hay crops, 2,623 tons of hay, 1,623 acres of oats, 1,424 bushels of spring wheat, 1,053 sheep, 701 milk cows, 654 bushels of peas, 580 bushels of barley, 536 sheep slaughtered or sold, 507 other cattle, 391 swine slaughtered or sold, 351 horses aged over 3 years, 333 occupants of farms, 323 cattle killed or sold, 316 bushels of beans, 305 farm occupants who own their land, 294 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 223 swine, 191 acres of potatoes, 137 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 123 horses aged 3 years and under, 98 acres of wheat, 97 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 86 ducks, 79 bushels of corn, 63 geese, 60 oxen, 58 turkeys, 53 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 43 acres of turnips, 37 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 37 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 36 acres of barley, 27 farm occupants who rent their land, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, Capacity of silos (tons): 1, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB023007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023007_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365866
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Perth
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/.