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 density was 3.9 people per square mile.
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 Prince William, 1901 (35.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained McAdam, 1901 (64.2% 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 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 256 |
| Number of families | 256 |
| Number of females | 670 |
| Number of males | 728 |
| Number of married females | 239 |
| Number of married males | 240 |
| Number of married persons | 479 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| POP F | 670 |
| POP M | 728 |
| POP TOT | 1,398 |
| Total population | 1,398 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 404 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 472 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 876 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 31 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,367 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 247 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 246 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 125 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 121 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 96 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 251 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 63 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 132 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,712 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 18,997 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,466 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,010 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,310 |
| Acres of land in farms | 29,307 |
| Acres of oats | 1,109 |
| Acres of potatoes | 187 |
| Acres of turnips | 30 |
| Acres of wheat | 49 |
| BAR AC | 63 |
| BAR BU | 1,049 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,049 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 122 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,258 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,205 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 141 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,109 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 591 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,907 |
| BWT BU | 7,258 |
| CRN BU | 78 |
| HAY AC | 4,010 |
| HAY TONS | 3,110 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 364 |
| Number of chickens | 2,508 |
| Number of ducks | 33 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 189 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 109 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 74 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 232 |
| Number of milk cows | 823 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 200 |
| Number of other cattle | 629 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 22 |
| Number of sheep | 922 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 671 |
| Number of swine | 155 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 370 |
| Number of turkeys | 133 |
| OAT AC | 1,109 |
| OAT BU | 18,205 |
| PEA BU | 141 |
| POT AC | 187 |
| POT BU | 17,109 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 460 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,433 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 63,994 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,110 |
| WHT AC | 49 |
| WHT SP BU | 591 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 56 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 64 |
| BEN BU | 122 |
| BUTTER LB | 63,994 |
| CATTLE KS | 364 |
| CHEESE LB | 460 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 404 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 472 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 876 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,433 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 74 |
| DUCKS | 33 |
| FAMILIES | 256 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FRN CA | 31 |
| GEESE | 109 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,508 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 232 |
| HOUSES | 247 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 44 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 36 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 125 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 96 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 121 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 246 |
| INF 11 A | 22 |
| MD FEM | 239 |
| MD MALE | 240 |
| MD TOT | 479 |
| MILK COWS | 823 |
| NAME CD | York |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 189 |
| OC TOT | 200 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 629 |
| OTHERS | 1,367 |
| SHEEP | 922 |
| SHEEP KS | 671 |
| SUP AM | 10,310 |
| SUP FOR | 18,997 |
| SUP JV | 132 |
| SUP PAT | 3,712 |
| SUP SC | 6,466 |
| SUP TOT | 29,307 |
| SWINE | 155 |
| SWINE KS | 370 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 251 |
| TUR AC | 30 |
| TUR BU | 3,907 |
| TURKEY | 133 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 43 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
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/.