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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 897 |
| 1881 | 981 |
| 1891 | 756 |
| 1901 | 768 |
| 1911 | — |
| 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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 756 total population, 386 males, 370 females, 258 married persons, 148 families, 130 married females, 128 married males, 33 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 465 single persons under 18, 251 single males under 18, 214 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 756 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 146 houses, 146 houses built of wood, 146 occupied houses, 123 houses of 1 story, 60 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 2 stories, 21 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 47,960 pounds of homemade butter, 39,432 bushels of oats, 15,596 acres of land in farms, 11,514 bushels of potatoes, 10,859 bushels of buckwheat, 8,038 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,558 acres of improved land in farms, 5,724 acres of farmland under crops, 2,953 acres of hay crops, 2,813 tons of hay, 2,792 chickens, 2,091 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,794 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,743 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,526 acres of oats, 1,377 bushels of spring wheat, 1,038 bushels of turnips, 836 bushels of barley, 788 sheep, 582 sheep slaughtered or sold, 533 bushels of beans, 523 turkeys, 500 milk cows, 362 other cattle, 302 swine slaughtered or sold, 250 geese, 234 horses aged over 3 years, 185 cattle killed or sold, 146 swine, 127 horses aged 3 years and under, 126 acres of potatoes, 125 occupants of farms, 117 farm occupants who own their land, 91 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 72 acres of wheat, 49 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 43 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 40 bushels of peas, 36 acres of barley, 35 bushels of corn, 29 ducks, 23 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 oxen, 12 bushels of rye, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.