Sackville, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Sackville was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,982. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365883. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.971°N, 64.379°W.
Population
In 1891, Sackville had a population of 4,982: 2,546 male and 2,436 female residents. Population density was 19.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,766 |
| 1881 | 4,882 |
| 1891 | 4,982 |
| 1901 | 5,286 |
| 1911 | 3,514 |
| 1921 | 3,265 |
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, Sackville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 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 | 920 |
| Number of families | 920 |
| Number of females | 2,436 |
| Number of males | 2,546 |
| Number of married females | 852 |
| Number of married males | 848 |
| Number of married persons | 1,700 |
| Number of widowed females | 134 |
| Number of widowed males | 63 |
| Number of widowed persons | 197 |
| POP F | 2,436 |
| POP M | 2,546 |
| POP TOT | 4,982 |
| Total population | 4,982 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,450 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,635 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,085 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 416 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,566 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 918 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 915 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 827 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 87 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 144 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 98 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 429 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 918 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 406 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 306 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,438 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 50,441 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 20,254 |
| Acres of hay crops | 10,748 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 30,998 |
| Acres of land in farms | 81,439 |
| Acres of oats | 949 |
| Acres of potatoes | 479 |
| Acres of turnips | 127 |
| Acres of wheat | 51 |
| BAR AC | 406 |
| BAR BU | 6,940 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,940 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,656 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,506 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 67,192 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 731 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 42,589 |
| BWT BU | 3,656 |
| CRN BU | 14 |
| HAY AC | 10,748 |
| HAY TONS | 15,270 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,571 |
| Number of chickens | 7,046 |
| Number of ducks | 185 |
| Number of employees on farms | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 714 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 92 |
| Number of geese | 669 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 241 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 988 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,519 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 812 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,691 |
| Number of other fowl | 39 |
| Number of oxen | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 118 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 228 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 175 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 230 |
| Number of sheep | 2,812 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,071 |
| Number of swine | 461 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 994 |
| Number of turkeys | 261 |
| OAT AC | 949 |
| OAT BU | 18,506 |
| PEA BU | 86 |
| POT AC | 479 |
| POT BU | 67,192 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,030 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,534 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 127,155 |
| RYE BU | 5 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 15,270 |
| WHT AC | 51 |
| WHT SP BU | 731 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 118 |
| A 11 50 | 228 |
| A 201 PL | 61 |
| A 51 100 | 175 |
| BEN BU | 195 |
| BUTTER LB | 127,155 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,571 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,030 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,450 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,635 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,085 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,534 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 241 |
| DUCKS | 185 |
| FAMILIES | 920 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 416 |
| GEESE | 669 |
| GRA BU | 36 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,046 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 988 |
| HOUSES | 918 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 99 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 98 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 144 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 827 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 429 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 42 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 70 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 46 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 87 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 915 |
| INF 11 A | 230 |
| MD FEM | 852 |
| MD MALE | 848 |
| MD TOT | 1,700 |
| MILK COWS | 1,519 |
| NAME CD | Westmoreland |
| OC E | 6 |
| OC F | 92 |
| OC P | 714 |
| OC TOT | 812 |
| OTHER FOWL | 39 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,691 |
| OTHERS | 4,566 |
| SHEEP | 2,812 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,071 |
| SUP AM | 30,998 |
| SUP FOR | 50,441 |
| SUP JV | 306 |
| SUP PAT | 10,438 |
| SUP SC | 20,254 |
| SUP TOT | 81,439 |
| SWINE | 461 |
| SWINE KS | 994 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 918 |
| TUR AC | 127 |
| TUR BU | 42,589 |
| TURKEY | 261 |
| WID FEM | 134 |
| WID MALE | 63 |
| WID TOT | 197 |
| WORKING OX | 77 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB024005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB035004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365883
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sackville_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Sackville
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). "Sackville, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/sackville-nb024005-1891/.