Shippigan, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Shippigan was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,182. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.865°N, 64.585°W.
Population
In 1891, Shippigan had a population of 3,182: 1,614 male and 1,568 female residents. Population density was 35.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,015 |
| 1881 | 2,322 |
| 1891 | 3,182 |
| 1901 | 3,786 |
| 1911 | 4,732 |
| 1921 | 5,291 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.70 |
| FAM NO | 471 |
| Number of families | 471 |
| Number of females | 1,568 |
| Number of males | 1,614 |
| Number of married females | 485 |
| Number of married males | 485 |
| Number of married persons | 970 |
| Number of widowed females | 60 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 86 |
| POP F | 1,568 |
| POP M | 1,614 |
| POP TOT | 3,182 |
| Total population | 3,182 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,023 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,103 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,126 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,790 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,392 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 37 |
| Number of houses | 417 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 417 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 27 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 409 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 179 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 25 |
| Number of occupied houses | 454 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 155 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 576 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,770 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,999 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,677 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,578 |
| Acres of land in farms | 29,348 |
| Acres of oats | 747 |
| Acres of potatoes | 963 |
| Acres of turnips | 140 |
| Acres of wheat | 463 |
| BAR AC | 155 |
| BAR BU | 1,754 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,754 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,111 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 107,641 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,561 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,325 |
| BWT BU | 15 |
| CRN BU | 17 |
| HAY AC | 1,677 |
| HAY TONS | 1,115 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 157 |
| Number of chickens | 3,317 |
| Number of ducks | 29 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 413 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 51 |
| Number of geese | 175 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 34 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 190 |
| Number of milk cows | 423 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 466 |
| Number of other cattle | 328 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 158 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 164 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 135 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 95 |
| Number of sheep | 1,738 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 362 |
| Number of swine | 1,303 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 975 |
| OAT AC | 747 |
| OAT BU | 10,111 |
| PEA BU | 34 |
| POT AC | 963 |
| POT BU | 107,641 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,613 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,074 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,069 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,115 |
| WHT AC | 463 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,561 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 60 |
| A 11 50 | 164 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 135 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,069 |
| CATTLE KS | 157 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,023 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,103 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,126 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,613 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 34 |
| DUCKS | 29 |
| FAMILIES | 471 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,074 |
| FRN CA | 1,790 |
| GEESE | 175 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,317 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 190 |
| HOUSES | 417 |
| HOUSES CON | 25 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 65 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 409 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 53 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 179 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 417 |
| INF 11 A | 95 |
| MD FEM | 485 |
| MD MALE | 485 |
| MD TOT | 970 |
| MILK COWS | 423 |
| NAME CD | Gloucester |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 51 |
| OC P | 413 |
| OC TOT | 466 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 328 |
| OTHERS | 1,392 |
| SHEEP | 1,738 |
| SHEEP KS | 362 |
| SUP AM | 5,578 |
| SUP FOR | 23,770 |
| SUP JV | 3 |
| SUP PAT | 576 |
| SUP SC | 4,999 |
| SUP TOT | 29,348 |
| SWINE | 1,303 |
| SWINE KS | 975 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 454 |
| TUR AC | 140 |
| TUR BU | 11,325 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 37 |
| WID FEM | 60 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 86 |
| WORKING OX | 158 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB014008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025009_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). "Shippigan, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/shippigan-nb014008-1891/.