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 density was 8.1 people per square mile.
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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 371 |
| Number of families | 371 |
| Number of females | 916 |
| Number of males | 998 |
| Number of married females | 282 |
| Number of married males | 281 |
| Number of married persons | 563 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 105 |
| POP F | 916 |
| POP M | 998 |
| POP TOT | 1,914 |
| Total population | 1,914 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 566 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 680 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,246 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 6 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,908 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 361 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 361 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 349 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 175 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 364 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 65 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,106 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 39,088 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,228 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,717 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,399 |
| Acres of land in farms | 57,487 |
| Acres of oats | 2,083 |
| Acres of potatoes | 353 |
| Acres of turnips | 31 |
| Acres of wheat | 15 |
| BAR AC | 29 |
| BAR BU | 594 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 594 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 153 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 18,410 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 29,581 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,204 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 180 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,933 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 18,410 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 6,717 |
| HAY TONS | 5,613 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 400 |
| Number of chickens | 10,685 |
| Number of ducks | 664 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 323 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 36 |
| Number of geese | 731 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 164 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 441 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,494 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 359 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,148 |
| Number of other fowl | 14 |
| Number of oxen | 131 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 129 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 122 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 3,260 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,498 |
| Number of swine | 919 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 770 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,737 |
| OAT AC | 2,083 |
| OAT BU | 29,581 |
| PEA BU | 125 |
| POT AC | 353 |
| POT BU | 27,204 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,329 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 110,674 |
| RYE BU | 15 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,613 |
| WHT AC | 15 |
| WHT FALL BU | 20 |
| WHT SP BU | 180 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 129 |
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 65 |
| A 51 100 | 122 |
| BEN BU | 153 |
| BUTTER LB | 110,674 |
| CATTLE KS | 400 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 566 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 680 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,246 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,329 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 164 |
| DUCKS | 664 |
| FAMILIES | 371 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 6 |
| GEESE | 731 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,685 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 441 |
| HOUSES | 361 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 68 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 349 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 175 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 361 |
| INF 11 A | 25 |
| MD FEM | 282 |
| MD MALE | 281 |
| MD TOT | 563 |
| MILK COWS | 1,494 |
| NAME CD | Queen’s |
| OC F | 36 |
| OC P | 323 |
| OC TOT | 359 |
| OTHER FOWL | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,148 |
| OTHERS | 1,908 |
| SHEEP | 3,260 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,498 |
| SUP AM | 18,399 |
| SUP FOR | 39,088 |
| SUP JV | 65 |
| SUP PAT | 5,106 |
| SUP SC | 13,228 |
| SUP TOT | 57,487 |
| SWINE | 919 |
| SWINE KS | 770 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 364 |
| TUR AC | 31 |
| TUR BU | 3,933 |
| TURKEY | 1,737 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 68 |
| WID MALE | 37 |
| WID TOT | 105 |
| WORKING OX | 131 |
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/.