Simonds, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Simonds was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 756. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365925. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.366°N, 67.606°W.
Population
In 1891, Simonds had a population of 756: 386 male and 370 female residents. Population density was 23.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 897 |
| 1881 | 981 |
| 1891 | 756 |
| 1901 | 768 |
| 1911 | 692 |
| 1921 | 622 |
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, Simonds shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 148 |
| Number of families | 148 |
| Number of females | 370 |
| Number of males | 386 |
| Number of married females | 130 |
| Number of married males | 128 |
| Number of married persons | 258 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP F | 370 |
| POP M | 386 |
| POP TOT | 756 |
| Total population | 756 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 214 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 251 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 465 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 756 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 146 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 146 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 123 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 146 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 91 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,743 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,038 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,724 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,953 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,558 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,596 |
| Acres of oats | 1,526 |
| Acres of potatoes | 126 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 72 |
| BAR AC | 36 |
| BAR BU | 836 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 836 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 533 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,859 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 39,432 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,514 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,377 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,038 |
| BWT BU | 10,859 |
| CRN BU | 35 |
| HAY AC | 2,953 |
| HAY TONS | 2,813 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 185 |
| Number of chickens | 2,792 |
| Number of ducks | 29 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 117 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 250 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 127 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 234 |
| Number of milk cows | 500 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 125 |
| Number of other cattle | 362 |
| Number of oxen | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 788 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 582 |
| Number of swine | 146 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 302 |
| Number of turkeys | 523 |
| OAT AC | 1,526 |
| OAT BU | 39,432 |
| PEA BU | 40 |
| POT AC | 126 |
| POT BU | 11,514 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,794 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,091 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 47,960 |
| RYE BU | 12 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,813 |
| WHT AC | 72 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,377 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 43 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 49 |
| BEN BU | 533 |
| BUTTER LB | 47,960 |
| CATTLE KS | 185 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 214 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 251 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 465 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,794 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 127 |
| DUCKS | 29 |
| FAMILIES | 148 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,091 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 250 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,792 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 234 |
| HOUSES | 146 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 123 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 60 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 146 |
| INF 11 A | 9 |
| MD FEM | 130 |
| MD MALE | 128 |
| MD TOT | 258 |
| MILK COWS | 500 |
| NAME CD | Carleton |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 117 |
| OC TOT | 125 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 362 |
| OTHERS | 756 |
| SHEEP | 788 |
| SHEEP KS | 582 |
| SUP AM | 7,558 |
| SUP FOR | 8,038 |
| SUP JV | 91 |
| SUP PAT | 1,743 |
| SUP SC | 5,724 |
| SUP TOT | 15,596 |
| SWINE | 146 |
| SWINE KS | 302 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 146 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 1,038 |
| TURKEY | 523 |
| WID FEM | 26 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
| WORKING OX | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB012007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365925
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simonds_Parish,_Carleton_County,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Simonds_(comt%C3%A9_de_Carleton)
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). "Simonds, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/simonds-nb012007-1891/.