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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,063 |
| 1881 | 1,267 |
| 1891 | 1,053 |
| 1901 | 1,032 |
| 1911 | 1,265 |
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 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,053 total population, 533 females, 520 males, 331 married persons, 218 families, 167 married females, 164 married males, 56 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 666 single persons under 18, 339 single males under 18, 327 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,051 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 212 occupied houses, 211 houses, 210 houses built of wood, 175 houses of 1 story, 118 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 36 houses of 2 stories, 35 uninhabited houses, 26 houses of 4 rooms, 26 houses of 5 rooms, 17 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 65,341 pounds of homemade butter, 17,253 acres of land in farms, 11,485 acres of improved land in farms, 9,500 bushels of potatoes, 6,993 acres of farmland under crops, 5,897 bushels of oats, 5,768 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,343 bushels of turnips, 4,379 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,019 chickens, 2,978 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,947 bushels of buckwheat, 2,580 tons of hay, 2,508 acres of hay crops, 672 milk cows, 496 sheep, 447 sheep slaughtered or sold, 393 other cattle, 288 swine slaughtered or sold, 275 acres of oats, 203 cattle killed or sold, 201 occupants of farms, 189 horses aged over 3 years, 173 farm occupants who own their land, 113 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 98 acres of potatoes, 98 ducks, 98 swine, Capacity of silos (tons): 85, 73 bushels of peas, 69 turkeys, 66 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 62 horses aged 3 years and under, 55 bushels of barley, 52 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 38 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 31 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 28 geese, 26 farm occupants who rent their land, 25 bushels of corn, 23 acres of turnips, 20 oxen, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 bushels of beans, 3 acres of barley. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB016009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029009— 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/.