Rogersville, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Rogersville was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,376. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365879. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.763°N, 65.461°W.
Population
In 1891, Rogersville had a population of 1,376: 740 male and 639 female residents. Population density was 10.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,376 |
| 1901 | 1,797 |
| 1911 | 2,390 |
| 1921 | 2,573 |
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, Rogersville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 221 |
| Number of families | 221 |
| Number of females | 639 |
| Number of males | 740 |
| Number of married females | 226 |
| Number of married males | 225 |
| Number of married persons | 451 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP F | 639 |
| POP M | 740 |
| POP TOT | 1,376 |
| Total population | 1,379 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 400 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 503 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 903 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,163 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 216 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 206 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 206 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 13 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 187 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 208 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,310 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,780 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,856 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,062 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,193 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,973 |
| Acres of oats | 358 |
| Acres of potatoes | 205 |
| Acres of turnips | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 74 |
| BAR AC | 8 |
| BAR BU | 145 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,392 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,669 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,251 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,078 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,397 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 60 |
| BWT BU | 3,392 |
| CRN BU | 26 |
| HAY AC | 1,062 |
| HAY TONS | 640 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 98 |
| Number of chickens | 1,720 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 181 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 12 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 16 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 115 |
| Number of milk cows | 238 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 193 |
| Number of other cattle | 254 |
| Number of oxen | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 98 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 644 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 128 |
| Number of swine | 145 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 153 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 358 |
| OAT BU | 6,669 |
| PEA BU | 15 |
| POT AC | 205 |
| POT BU | 21,251 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 24 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,984 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,221 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 640 |
| WHT AC | 74 |
| WHT FALL BU | 60 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,078 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 30 |
| A 11 50 | 55 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 98 |
| BEN BU | 72 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,221 |
| CATTLE KS | 98 |
| CHEESE LB | 24 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 400 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 503 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 903 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,984 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 16 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 221 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FRN CA | 1,163 |
| GEESE | 12 |
| GRA BU | 29 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,720 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 115 |
| HOUSES | 206 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 187 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 99 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 18 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 206 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 226 |
| MD MALE | 225 |
| MD TOT | 451 |
| MILK COWS | 238 |
| NAME CD | Northumberland |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 181 |
| OC TOT | 193 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 254 |
| OTHERS | 216 |
| SHEEP | 644 |
| SHEEP KS | 128 |
| SUP AM | 4,193 |
| SUP FOR | 14,780 |
| SUP JV | 27 |
| SUP PAT | 1,310 |
| SUP SC | 2,856 |
| SUP TOT | 18,973 |
| SWINE | 145 |
| SWINE KS | 153 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 208 |
| TUR AC | 21 |
| TUR BU | 1,397 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
| WORKING OX | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB017012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365879
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogersville_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Rogersville
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). "Rogersville, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/rogersville-nb017012-1891/.