South Esk, New Brunswick (1891 census)
South Esk was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,043. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365932. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.989°N, 66.428°W.
Population
In 1891, South Esk had a population of 1,043: 535 male and 508 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,093 |
| 1891 | 1,043 |
| 1901 | 1,134 |
| 1911 | 1,304 |
| 1921 | 1,325 |
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, South Esk shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,043 total population, 535 males, 508 females, 341 married persons, 189 families, 173 married females, 168 married males, 40 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 662 single persons under 18, 352 single males under 18, 310 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,040 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 179 houses, 179 occupied houses, 178 houses built of wood, 172 houses of 1 story, 73 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 39 houses of 4 rooms, 33 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 34,737 pounds of homemade butter, 19,886 bushels of potatoes, 19,493 acres of land in farms, 16,079 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,067 bushels of oats, 3,414 acres of improved land in farms, 2,853 acres of farmland under crops, 2,845 bushels of turnips, 2,340 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,014 chickens, 1,977 bushels of buckwheat, 1,604 tons of hay, 1,266 acres of hay crops, 710 bushels of spring wheat, 671 sheep, 556 acres of oats, 538 acres of farmland in pasture, 406 milk cows, 376 other cattle, 271 sheep slaughtered or sold, 184 occupants of farms, 177 horses aged over 3 years, 175 farm occupants who own their land, 159 cattle killed or sold, 135 swine slaughtered or sold, 126 acres of potatoes, 114 bushels of beans, 83 swine, 75 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 55 horses aged 3 years and under, 48 acres of wheat, 47 geese, 45 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 41 bushels of peas, 39 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 39 turkeys, 27 ducks, 23 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 18 bushels of barley, 17 acres of turnips, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 bushels of corn, 1 acres of barley, 1 other fowl, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John P. Tenass | 1849–1928 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB017013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365932
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southesk_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Southesk
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). "South Esk, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/south-esk-nb017013-1891/.