Simonds, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Simonds was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,066. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7520238. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.309°N, 65.859°W.
Population
In 1891, Simonds had a population of 3,066: 1,660 male and 1,401 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,564 |
| 1881 | 3,724 |
| 1891 | 3,066 |
| 1901 | 3,072 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 4,054 |
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:
- Portland, Stanley, Ward—Quartier
- Portland, Victoria, Ward—Quartier
- Rothesay
- St. John, Prince, Ward—Quartier
- St. Martins
- Upham
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,066 total population, 1,660 males, 1,401 females, 869 married persons, 510 families, 435 married females, 434 married males, 172 widowed persons, 91 widowed females, 81 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,025 single persons under 18, 1,145 single males under 18, 880 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,065 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 502 occupied houses, 490 houses, 480 houses built of wood, 358 houses of 1 story, 234 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 127 houses of 2 stories, 89 houses of 4 rooms, 74 houses of 5 rooms, 44 uninhabited houses, 37 houses of 3 rooms, 27 houses of 2 rooms, 23 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 12 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 8 houses built of brick, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 3 houses of more than 3 stories, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 102,560 pounds of homemade butter, 45,447 acres of land in farms, 41,883 bushels of potatoes, 35,498 bushels of turnips, 31,409 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 23,010 bushels of oats, 14,038 acres of improved land in farms, 7,363 chickens, 7,306 acres of farmland under crops, 6,725 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,190 tons of hay, 4,298 acres of hay crops, 2,689 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,460 milk cows, 1,023 bushels of buckwheat, 849 acres of oats, 636 sheep, 591 horses aged over 3 years, 572 other cattle, 552 swine slaughtered or sold, 503 swine, 424 occupants of farms, 368 geese, 366 farm occupants who own their land, 350 cattle killed or sold, 319 acres of potatoes, 273 sheep slaughtered or sold, 224 ducks, 130 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 122 horses aged 3 years and under, 121 acres of turnips, 110 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 93 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 75 bushels of barley, 70 turkeys, 55 farm occupants who rent their land, 55 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 36 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 bushels of beans, 12 bushels of peas, 10 bushels of spring wheat, Capacity of silos (tons): 9, 7 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 oxen, 3 acres of barley, 3 employees on farms, 1 acres of wheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB021009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB032004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7520238
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simonds_Parish,_Saint_John_County,_New_Brunswick
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-nb021009-1891/.