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 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 density was 16.9 people per square mile.
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 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.40 |
| FAM NO | 410 |
| Number of families | 410 |
| Number of females | 1,297 |
| Number of males | 1,336 |
| Number of married females | 376 |
| Number of married males | 373 |
| Number of married persons | 749 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 92 |
| POP F | 1,297 |
| POP M | 1,336 |
| POP TOT | 2,633 |
| Total population | 2,633 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 867 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 925 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,792 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,478 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 155 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 40 |
| Number of houses | 328 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 328 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 76 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 327 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses under construction | 27 |
| Number of occupied houses | 368 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 57 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 703 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 24,888 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,577 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,907 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,287 |
| Acres of land in farms | 31,175 |
| Acres of oats | 1,118 |
| Acres of potatoes | 931 |
| Acres of turnips | 43 |
| Acres of wheat | 516 |
| BAR AC | 57 |
| BAR BU | 586 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 586 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,232 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 984 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,172 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 77,315 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,345 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,312 |
| BWT BU | 1,232 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 20 |
| CRN BU | 984 |
| HAY AC | 1,907 |
| HAY TONS | 1,867 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 276 |
| Number of chickens | 2,986 |
| Number of ducks | 45 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 404 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 65 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 35 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 177 |
| Number of milk cows | 476 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 414 |
| Number of other cattle | 419 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of oxen | 178 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 186 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 153 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 1,401 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 168 |
| Number of swine | 752 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 552 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 1,118 |
| OAT BU | 13,172 |
| PEA BU | 31 |
| POT AC | 931 |
| POT BU | 77,315 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,141 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,259 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,867 |
| WHT AC | 516 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,345 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 54 |
| A 11 50 | 186 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 153 |
| BEN BU | 23 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,259 |
| CATTLE KS | 276 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 867 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 925 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,792 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,141 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 35 |
| DUCKS | 45 |
| FAMILIES | 410 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.40 |
| FRN CA | 2,478 |
| GEESE | 65 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,986 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 177 |
| HOUSES | 328 |
| HOUSES CON | 27 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 51 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 76 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 327 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 63 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 71 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 328 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 376 |
| MD MALE | 373 |
| MD TOT | 749 |
| MILK COWS | 476 |
| NAME CD | Gloucester |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 404 |
| OC TOT | 414 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 419 |
| OTHERS | 155 |
| SHEEP | 1,401 |
| SHEEP KS | 168 |
| SILOS | 20 |
| SUP AM | 6,287 |
| SUP FOR | 24,888 |
| SUP JV | 7 |
| SUP PAT | 703 |
| SUP SC | 5,577 |
| SUP TOT | 31,175 |
| SWINE | 752 |
| SWINE KS | 552 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 368 |
| TUR AC | 43 |
| TUR BU | 3,312 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 40 |
| WID FEM | 54 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 92 |
| WORKING OX | 178 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB014007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025008_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.