Petersville, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Petersville was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,914. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365871. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.522°N, 66.366°W.
Population
In 1891, Petersville had a population of 1,914: 998 male and 916 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,300 |
| 1881 | 2,318 |
| 1891 | 1,914 |
| 1901 | 1,774 |
| 1911 | 1,572 |
| 1921 | 1,499 |
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, Petersville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,914 total population, 998 males, 916 females, 563 married persons, 371 families, 282 married females, 281 married males, 105 widowed persons, 68 widowed females, 37 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,246 single persons under 18, 680 single males under 18, 566 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,908 persons who are not French Canadian, 6 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 364 occupied houses, 361 houses, 361 houses built of wood, 349 houses of 1 story, 175 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 68 houses of 4 rooms, 46 houses of 5 rooms, 27 houses of 3 rooms, 23 uninhabited houses, 20 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 12 houses of 2 stories, 9 houses under construction, 7 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 110,674 pounds of homemade butter, 57,487 acres of land in farms, 39,088 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 29,581 bushels of oats, 27,204 bushels of potatoes, 18,410 bushels of buckwheat, 18,399 acres of improved land in farms, 13,228 acres of farmland under crops, 10,685 chickens, 9,329 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,717 acres of hay crops, 5,613 tons of hay, 5,106 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,933 bushels of turnips, 3,260 sheep, 2,083 acres of oats, 1,737 turkeys, 1,498 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,494 milk cows, 1,148 other cattle, 919 swine, 770 swine slaughtered or sold, 731 geese, 664 ducks, 594 bushels of barley, 441 horses aged over 3 years, 400 cattle killed or sold, 359 occupants of farms, 353 acres of potatoes, 323 farm occupants who own their land, 180 bushels of spring wheat, 164 horses aged 3 years and under, 153 bushels of beans, 131 oxen, 129 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 125 bushels of peas, 122 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 65 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 65 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 36 farm occupants who rent their land, 31 acres of turnips, 29 acres of barley, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 bushels of winter wheat, 18 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 15 acres of wheat, 15 bushels of rye, 14 other fowl, 10 bushels of corn, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB018008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365871
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petersville_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Petersville
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). "Petersville, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/petersville-nb018008-1891/.