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 density was 10.3 people per square mile.
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 171 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 618 |
| Number of families | 618 |
| Number of females | 1,771 |
| Number of males | 1,906 |
| Number of married females | 586 |
| Number of married males | 583 |
| Number of married persons | 1,169 |
| Number of widowed females | 80 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 116 |
| POP F | 1,771 |
| POP M | 1,906 |
| POP TOT | 3,677 |
| Total population | 3,677 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,105 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,287 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,392 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,677 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 589 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 589 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 503 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 83 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 324 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 596 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 77 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 123 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,964 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 38,082 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 18,451 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,560 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 27,538 |
| Acres of land in farms | 65,620 |
| Acres of oats | 2,162 |
| Acres of potatoes | 578 |
| Acres of turnips | 57 |
| Acres of wheat | 338 |
| BAR AC | 77 |
| BAR BU | 1,142 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,142 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 159 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 31,915 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,010 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 385 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 62,929 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,753 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,821 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 11 |
| BWT BU | 31,915 |
| CRN BU | 35 |
| HAY AC | 8,560 |
| HAY TONS | 8,062 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 668 |
| Number of chickens | 8,837 |
| Number of ducks | 119 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 475 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 59 |
| Number of geese | 644 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 241 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 680 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,644 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 535 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,539 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 116 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 174 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 95 |
| Number of sheep | 3,404 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,583 |
| Number of swine | 606 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 896 |
| Number of turkeys | 721 |
| OAT AC | 2,162 |
| OAT BU | 33,010 |
| PEA BU | 385 |
| POT AC | 578 |
| POT BU | 62,929 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 90 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 14,009 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 70 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 141,702 |
| RYE BU | 19 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,062 |
| WHT AC | 338 |
| WHT FALL BU | 11 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,753 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 116 |
| A 11 50 | 74 |
| A 201 PL | 76 |
| A 51 100 | 174 |
| BEN BU | 159 |
| BUTTER LB | 141,702 |
| CATTLE KS | 668 |
| CHEESE LB | 90 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,105 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,287 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,392 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 14,009 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 241 |
| DUCKS | 119 |
| FAMILIES | 618 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 70 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 644 |
| GRA BU | 110 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,837 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 680 |
| HOUSES | 589 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 68 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 83 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 81 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 503 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 324 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 83 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 589 |
| INF 11 A | 95 |
| MD FEM | 586 |
| MD MALE | 583 |
| MD TOT | 1,169 |
| MILK COWS | 1,644 |
| NAME CD | Westmoreland |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 59 |
| OC P | 475 |
| OC TOT | 535 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,539 |
| OTHERS | 3,677 |
| SHEEP | 3,404 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,583 |
| SUP AM | 27,538 |
| SUP FOR | 38,082 |
| SUP JV | 123 |
| SUP PAT | 8,964 |
| SUP SC | 18,451 |
| SUP TOT | 65,620 |
| SWINE | 606 |
| SWINE KS | 896 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 596 |
| TUR AC | 57 |
| TUR BU | 11,821 |
| TURKEY | 721 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 80 |
| WID MALE | 36 |
| WID TOT | 116 |
| WORKING OX | 75 |
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/.