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 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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,310 total population, 1,209 males, 1,101 females, 792 married persons, 422 families, 396 married females, 396 married males, 76 widowed persons, 49 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,442 single persons under 18, 786 single males under 18, 656 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,309 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 409 houses, 409 houses built of wood, 409 occupied houses, 266 houses of 2 stories, 185 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 143 houses of 1 story, 76 houses of 4 rooms, 38 houses of 2 rooms, 36 houses of 3 rooms, 35 uninhabited houses, 34 houses of 5 rooms, 32 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 126,325 pounds of homemade butter, 60,333 acres of land in farms, 49,726 bushels of oats, 43,112 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 29,583 bushels of potatoes, 17,863 bushels of buckwheat, 17,221 acres of improved land in farms, 12,990 acres of farmland under crops, 6,776 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,171 bushels of turnips, 6,008 tons of hay, 5,760 acres of hay crops, 4,162 chickens, 4,040 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,212 acres of oats, 2,322 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,976 sheep, 1,512 bushels of spring wheat, 1,428 milk cows, 1,184 sheep slaughtered or sold, 933 other cattle, 884 bushels of barley, 540 horses aged over 3 years, 512 swine slaughtered or sold, 436 cattle killed or sold, 402 occupants of farms, 392 farm occupants who own their land, 367 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 322 swine, 275 acres of potatoes, 216 bushels of beans, 201 bushels of corn, 191 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 174 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 167 horses aged 3 years and under, 163 bushels of peas, 156 geese, 129 turkeys, 105 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 97 acres of wheat, 94 ducks, 83 other fowl, 54 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 48 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 42 acres of barley, 29 acres of turnips, 28 oxen, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.