Salisbury, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Salisbury was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,677. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7404790. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.074°N, 65.197°W.
Population
In 1891, Salisbury had a population of 3,677: 1,906 male and 1,771 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,237 |
| 1881 | 4,211 |
| 1891 | 3,677 |
| 1901 | 3,364 |
| 1911 | 3,289 |
| 1921 | 3,615 |
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, Salisbury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,677 total population, 1,906 males, 1,771 females, 1,169 married persons, 618 families, 586 married females, 583 married males, 116 widowed persons, 80 widowed females, 36 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,392 single persons under 18, 1,287 single males under 18, 1,105 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,677 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 596 occupied houses, 589 houses, 589 houses built of wood, 503 houses of 1 story, 324 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 83 houses of 2 stories, 83 houses of 5 rooms, 81 houses of 4 rooms, 68 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 33 uninhabited houses, 19 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 7 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 141,702 pounds of homemade butter, 65,620 acres of land in farms, 62,929 bushels of potatoes, 38,082 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 33,010 bushels of oats, 31,915 bushels of buckwheat, 27,538 acres of improved land in farms, 18,451 acres of farmland under crops, 14,009 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 11,821 bushels of turnips, 8,964 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,837 chickens, 8,560 acres of hay crops, 8,062 tons of hay, 4,753 bushels of spring wheat, 3,404 sheep, 2,162 acres of oats, 1,644 milk cows, 1,583 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,539 other cattle, 1,142 bushels of barley, 896 swine slaughtered or sold, 721 turkeys, 680 horses aged over 3 years, 668 cattle killed or sold, 644 geese, 606 swine, 578 acres of potatoes, 535 occupants of farms, 475 farm occupants who own their land, 385 bushels of peas, 338 acres of wheat, 241 horses aged 3 years and under, 174 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 159 bushels of beans, 123 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 119 ducks, 116 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 110 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 95 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 90 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 77 acres of barley, 76 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 75 oxen, 74 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 70 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 59 farm occupants who rent their land, 57 acres of turnips, 35 bushels of corn, 19 bushels of rye, 11 bushels of winter wheat, 2 other fowl, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB024006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB035005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7404790
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Parish
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). "Salisbury, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/salisbury-nb024006-1891/.