Queensbury, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Queensbury was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,540. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365876. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.994°N, 67.065°W.
Population
In 1891, Queensbury had a population of 1,540: 792 male and 748 female residents. Population density was 12.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,685 |
| 1881 | 1,672 |
| 1891 | 1,540 |
| 1901 | 1,392 |
| 1911 | 1,199 |
| 1921 | 1,164 |
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, Queensbury 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 | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 286 |
| Number of families | 286 |
| Number of females | 748 |
| Number of males | 792 |
| Number of married females | 275 |
| Number of married males | 273 |
| Number of married persons | 548 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 65 |
| POP F | 748 |
| POP M | 792 |
| POP TOT | 1,540 |
| Total population | 1,540 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 424 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 503 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 927 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 19 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,521 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 285 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 284 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 153 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 131 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 144 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 285 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 218 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,625 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 37,555 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,583 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,024 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,426 |
| Acres of land in farms | 53,981 |
| Acres of oats | 1,663 |
| Acres of potatoes | 302 |
| Acres of turnips | 57 |
| Acres of wheat | 52 |
| BAR AC | 26 |
| BAR BU | 454 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 454 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 310 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 13,479 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 536 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 29,604 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 177 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,043 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 377 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,575 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 497 |
| BWT BU | 13,479 |
| CRN BU | 536 |
| HAY AC | 6,024 |
| HAY TONS | 4,814 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 424 |
| Number of chickens | 3,188 |
| Number of ducks | 121 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 280 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 169 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 128 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 415 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,265 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 287 |
| Number of other cattle | 902 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 95 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 16 |
| Number of sheep | 1,782 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,078 |
| Number of swine | 227 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 618 |
| Number of turkeys | 221 |
| OAT AC | 1,663 |
| OAT BU | 29,604 |
| PEA BU | 177 |
| POT AC | 302 |
| POT BU | 30,043 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,518 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,523 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 99,031 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,814 |
| WHT AC | 52 |
| WHT FALL BU | 497 |
| WHT SP BU | 377 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 95 |
| A 11 50 | 27 |
| A 201 PL | 87 |
| A 51 100 | 63 |
| BEN BU | 310 |
| BUTTER LB | 99,031 |
| CATTLE KS | 424 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,518 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 424 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 503 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 927 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,523 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 128 |
| DUCKS | 121 |
| FAMILIES | 286 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 19 |
| GEESE | 169 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,188 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 415 |
| HOUSES | 285 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 153 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 144 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 131 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 284 |
| INF 11 A | 16 |
| MD FEM | 275 |
| MD MALE | 273 |
| MD TOT | 548 |
| MILK COWS | 1,265 |
| NAME CD | York |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 280 |
| OC TOT | 287 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 902 |
| OTHERS | 1,521 |
| SHEEP | 1,782 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,078 |
| SUP AM | 16,426 |
| SUP FOR | 37,555 |
| SUP JV | 218 |
| SUP PAT | 5,625 |
| SUP SC | 10,583 |
| SUP TOT | 53,981 |
| SWINE | 227 |
| SWINE KS | 618 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 285 |
| TUR AC | 57 |
| TUR BU | 11,575 |
| TURKEY | 221 |
| WID FEM | 49 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 65 |
| WORKING OX | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365876
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensbury_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Queensbury
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). "Queensbury, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/queensbury-nb025016-1891/.