Rothesay, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Rothesay was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,053. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365880. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.416°N, 65.916°W.
Population
In 1891, Rothesay had a population of 1,053: 520 male and 533 female residents. Population density was 20.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,063 |
| 1881 | 1,267 |
| 1891 | 1,053 |
| 1901 | 1,032 |
| 1911 | 1,265 |
| 1921 | 1,168 |
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, Rothesay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 218 |
| Number of families | 218 |
| Number of females | 533 |
| Number of males | 520 |
| Number of married females | 167 |
| Number of married males | 164 |
| Number of married persons | 331 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP F | 533 |
| POP M | 520 |
| POP TOT | 1,053 |
| Total population | 1,053 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 327 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 339 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 666 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,051 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 211 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 210 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 175 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 36 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 118 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 212 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 113 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,379 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,768 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,993 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,508 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,485 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,253 |
| Acres of oats | 275 |
| Acres of potatoes | 98 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 55 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,947 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,897 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,500 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,343 |
| BWT BU | 2,947 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 85 |
| CRN BU | 25 |
| HAY AC | 2,508 |
| HAY TONS | 2,580 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 203 |
| Number of chickens | 3,019 |
| Number of ducks | 98 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 173 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 26 |
| Number of geese | 28 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 62 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 189 |
| Number of milk cows | 672 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 201 |
| Number of other cattle | 393 |
| Number of oxen | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 38 |
| Number of sheep | 496 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 447 |
| Number of swine | 98 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 288 |
| Number of turkeys | 69 |
| OAT AC | 275 |
| OAT BU | 5,897 |
| PEA BU | 73 |
| POT AC | 98 |
| POT BU | 9,500 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,978 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 65,341 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,580 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 31 |
| A 11 50 | 52 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 66 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 65,341 |
| CATTLE KS | 203 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 327 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 339 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 666 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,978 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 62 |
| DUCKS | 98 |
| FAMILIES | 218 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 28 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,019 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 189 |
| HOUSES | 211 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 175 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 118 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 36 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 35 |
| HOUSES W | 210 |
| INF 11 A | 38 |
| MD FEM | 167 |
| MD MALE | 164 |
| MD TOT | 331 |
| MILK COWS | 672 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC F | 26 |
| OC P | 173 |
| OC TOT | 201 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 393 |
| OTHERS | 1,051 |
| SHEEP | 496 |
| SHEEP KS | 447 |
| SILOS | 85 |
| SUP AM | 11,485 |
| SUP FOR | 5,768 |
| SUP JV | 113 |
| SUP PAT | 4,379 |
| SUP SC | 6,993 |
| SUP TOT | 17,253 |
| SWINE | 98 |
| SWINE KS | 288 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 212 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 5,343 |
| TURKEY | 69 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
| WORKING OX | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB016009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365880
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothesay_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Rothesay
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). "Rothesay, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/rothesay-nb016009-1891/.