Prince William, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Prince William was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,398. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.709°N, 67.269°W.
Population
In 1891, Prince William had a population of 1,398: 728 male and 670 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,338 |
| 1881 | 1,382 |
| 1891 | 1,398 |
| 1901 | 915 |
| 1911 | 722 |
| 1921 | 774 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained McAdam, 1901 (64.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Prince William, 1901 (35.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Prince William shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,398 total population, 728 males, 670 females, 479 married persons, 256 families, 240 married males, 239 married females, 43 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 876 single persons under 18, 472 single males under 18, 404 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,367 persons who are not French Canadian, 31 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 251 occupied houses, 247 houses, 246 houses built of wood, 125 houses of 1 story, 121 houses of 2 stories, 96 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 44 houses of 5 rooms, 36 houses of 4 rooms, 27 houses of 3 rooms, 18 houses of 2 rooms, 17 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 13 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 1 room, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 63,994 pounds of homemade butter, 29,307 acres of land in farms, 18,997 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,205 bushels of oats, 17,109 bushels of potatoes, 10,310 acres of improved land in farms, 7,258 bushels of buckwheat, 6,466 acres of farmland under crops, 4,433 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,010 acres of hay crops, 3,907 bushels of turnips, 3,712 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,110 tons of hay, 2,508 chickens, 1,109 acres of oats, 1,049 bushels of barley, 922 sheep, 823 milk cows, 671 sheep slaughtered or sold, 629 other cattle, 591 bushels of spring wheat, 460 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 370 swine slaughtered or sold, 364 cattle killed or sold, 232 horses aged over 3 years, 200 occupants of farms, 189 farm occupants who own their land, 187 acres of potatoes, 155 swine, 141 bushels of peas, 133 turkeys, 132 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 122 bushels of beans, 109 geese, 78 bushels of corn, 74 horses aged 3 years and under, 64 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 63 acres of barley, 56 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 49 acres of wheat, 33 ducks, 30 acres of turnips, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 28 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 other fowl, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365874
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_William_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Prince-William
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). "Prince William, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/prince-william-nb025015-1891/.