Southampton, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Southampton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,310. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365928. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.079°N, 67.308°W.
Population
In 1891, Southampton had a population of 2,310: 1,209 male and 1,101 female residents. Population density was 12.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,617 |
| 1881 | 2,244 |
| 1891 | 2,310 |
| 1901 | 2,455 |
| 1911 | 2,194 |
| 1921 | 2,080 |
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, Southampton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 422 |
| Number of families | 422 |
| Number of females | 1,101 |
| Number of males | 1,209 |
| Number of married females | 396 |
| Number of married males | 396 |
| Number of married persons | 792 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 76 |
| POP F | 1,101 |
| POP M | 1,209 |
| POP TOT | 2,310 |
| Total population | 2,310 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 656 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 786 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,442 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,309 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 409 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 409 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 143 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 266 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 185 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 409 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 191 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,040 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 43,112 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,990 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,760 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,221 |
| Acres of land in farms | 60,333 |
| Acres of oats | 3,212 |
| Acres of potatoes | 275 |
| Acres of turnips | 29 |
| Acres of wheat | 97 |
| BAR AC | 42 |
| BAR BU | 884 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 884 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 216 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 17,863 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 201 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 49,726 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 163 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,583 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,512 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,171 |
| BWT BU | 17,863 |
| CRN BU | 201 |
| HAY AC | 5,760 |
| HAY TONS | 6,008 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 436 |
| Number of chickens | 4,162 |
| Number of ducks | 94 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 392 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 156 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 167 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 540 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,428 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 402 |
| Number of other cattle | 933 |
| Number of other fowl | 83 |
| Number of oxen | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 105 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 174 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 21 |
| Number of sheep | 1,976 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,184 |
| Number of swine | 322 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 512 |
| Number of turkeys | 129 |
| OAT AC | 3,212 |
| OAT BU | 49,726 |
| PEA BU | 163 |
| POT AC | 275 |
| POT BU | 29,583 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 367 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,776 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,322 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 126,325 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,008 |
| WHT AC | 97 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,512 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 105 |
| A 11 50 | 48 |
| A 201 PL | 54 |
| A 51 100 | 174 |
| BEN BU | 216 |
| BUTTER LB | 126,325 |
| CATTLE KS | 436 |
| CHEESE LB | 367 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 656 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 786 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,442 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,776 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 167 |
| DUCKS | 94 |
| FAMILIES | 422 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,322 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 156 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,162 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 540 |
| HOUSES | 409 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 32 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 76 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 143 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 185 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 266 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 35 |
| HOUSES W | 409 |
| INF 11 A | 21 |
| MD FEM | 396 |
| MD MALE | 396 |
| MD TOT | 792 |
| MILK COWS | 1,428 |
| NAME CD | York |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 392 |
| OC TOT | 402 |
| OTHER FOWL | 83 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 933 |
| OTHERS | 2,309 |
| SHEEP | 1,976 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,184 |
| SUP AM | 17,221 |
| SUP FOR | 43,112 |
| SUP JV | 191 |
| SUP PAT | 4,040 |
| SUP SC | 12,990 |
| SUP TOT | 60,333 |
| SWINE | 322 |
| SWINE KS | 512 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 409 |
| TUR AC | 29 |
| TUR BU | 6,171 |
| TURKEY | 129 |
| WID FEM | 49 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 76 |
| WORKING OX | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365928
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Southampton
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). "Southampton, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/southampton-nb025018-1891/.