Saumarez, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Saumarez was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,633. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365919. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.452°N, 65.138°W.
Population
In 1891, Saumarez had a population of 2,633: 1,336 male and 1,297 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,162 |
| 1881 | 2,819 |
| 1891 | 2,633 |
| 1901 | 3,286 |
| 1911 | 3,914 |
| 1921 | 4,503 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Saumarez, 1881 (74.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Saumarez shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,633 total population, 1,336 males, 1,297 females, 749 married persons, 410 families, 376 married females, 373 married males, 92 widowed persons, 54 widowed females, 38 widowed males, 6.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,792 single persons under 18, 925 single males under 18, 867 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,478 French Canadians, 155 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 368 occupied houses, 328 houses, 328 houses built of wood, 327 houses of 1 story, 76 houses of 1 room, 71 houses of 2 rooms, 63 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 51 houses of 4 rooms, 40 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 40 houses of 3 rooms, 27 houses under construction, 24 houses of 5 rooms, 13 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 77,315 bushels of potatoes, 31,175 acres of land in farms, 24,888 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,259 pounds of homemade butter, 13,172 bushels of oats, 6,287 acres of improved land in farms, 5,577 acres of farmland under crops, 4,345 bushels of spring wheat, 4,141 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,312 bushels of turnips, 2,986 chickens, 1,907 acres of hay crops, 1,867 tons of hay, 1,401 sheep, 1,232 bushels of buckwheat, 1,118 acres of oats, 984 bushels of corn, 931 acres of potatoes, 752 swine, 703 acres of farmland in pasture, 586 bushels of barley, 552 swine slaughtered or sold, 516 acres of wheat, 476 milk cows, 419 other cattle, 414 occupants of farms, 404 farm occupants who own their land, 276 cattle killed or sold, 186 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 178 oxen, 177 horses aged over 3 years, 168 sheep slaughtered or sold, 153 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 65 geese, 57 acres of barley, 54 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 45 ducks, 43 acres of turnips, 35 horses aged 3 years and under, 31 bushels of peas, 30 bushels of rye, 23 bushels of beans, Capacity of silos (tons): 20, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 other fowl, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 6 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred Corbett Smith | 1841–1909 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB014007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025008_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365919
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saumarez_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saumarez
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). "Saumarez, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/saumarez-nb014007-1891/.