St. Basile, New Brunswick (1891 census)
St. Basile was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,557. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365891. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.486°N, 68.044°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Basile had a population of 1,557: 781 male and 776 female residents. Population density was 4.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,669 |
| 1881 | 1,350 |
| 1891 | 1,557 |
| 1901 | 1,608 |
| 1911 | 2,287 |
| 1921 | 1,543 |
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, St. Basile shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 7.20 |
| FAM NO | 220 |
| Number of families | 220 |
| Number of females | 776 |
| Number of males | 781 |
| Number of married females | 226 |
| Number of married males | 224 |
| Number of married persons | 450 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP F | 776 |
| POP M | 781 |
| POP TOT | 1,557 |
| Total population | 1,557 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 526 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 537 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,063 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,534 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 23 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 203 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 203 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 50 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 198 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 203 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 105 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,006 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 25,497 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,191 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,503 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,198 |
| Acres of land in farms | 36,695 |
| Acres of oats | 1,375 |
| Acres of potatoes | 259 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 10 |
| BAR AC | 105 |
| BAR BU | 842 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 842 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 168 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 14,672 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,973 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 418 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,916 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 746 |
| BWT BU | 14,672 |
| CRN BU | 7 |
| HAY AC | 2,503 |
| HAY TONS | 2,393 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 227 |
| Number of chickens | 1,787 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 180 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 136 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 75 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 246 |
| Number of milk cows | 385 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 190 |
| Number of other cattle | 341 |
| Number of oxen | 142 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 1,448 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 755 |
| Number of swine | 289 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 460 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 1,375 |
| OAT BU | 16,973 |
| PEA BU | 418 |
| POT AC | 259 |
| POT BU | 22,916 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,152 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,766 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,393 |
| WHT AC | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 65 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 59 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 58 |
| A 51 100 | 54 |
| BEN BU | 168 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,766 |
| CATTLE KS | 227 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 526 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 537 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,063 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,152 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 75 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 220 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 7.20 |
| FRN CA | 1,534 |
| GEESE | 136 |
| GRA BU | 43 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,787 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 246 |
| HOUSES | 203 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 198 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 50 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 203 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 226 |
| MD MALE | 224 |
| MD TOT | 450 |
| MILK COWS | 385 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 180 |
| OC TOT | 190 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 341 |
| OTHERS | 23 |
| SHEEP | 1,448 |
| SHEEP KS | 755 |
| SUP AM | 11,198 |
| SUP FOR | 25,497 |
| SUP JV | 1 |
| SUP PAT | 3,006 |
| SUP SC | 8,191 |
| SUP TOT | 36,695 |
| SWINE | 289 |
| SWINE KS | 460 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 203 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 746 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
| WORKING OX | 142 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB023009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB028007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365891
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Basile_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saint-Basile
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). "St. Basile, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-basile-nb023009-1891/.