St. Bazile, New Brunswick (1891 census)
St. Bazile 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. Bazile had a population of 1,557: 781 male and 776 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,669 |
| 1881 | 1,350 |
| 1891 | 1,557 |
| 1901 | 1,608 |
| 1911 | 2,287 |
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. Bazile shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,557 total population, 781 males, 776 females, 450 married persons, 226 married females, 224 married males, 220 families, 44 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 7.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,063 single persons under 18, 537 single males under 18, 526 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,534 French Canadians, 23 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 203 houses, 203 houses built of wood, 203 occupied houses, 198 houses of 1 story, 50 houses of 1 room, 50 houses of 2 rooms, 36 houses of 3 rooms, 29 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 36,695 acres of land in farms, 25,497 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 22,916 bushels of potatoes, 17,766 pounds of homemade butter, 16,973 bushels of oats, 14,672 bushels of buckwheat, 11,198 acres of improved land in farms, 8,191 acres of farmland under crops, 5,152 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,006 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,503 acres of hay crops, 2,393 tons of hay, 1,787 chickens, 1,448 sheep, 1,375 acres of oats, 842 bushels of barley, 755 sheep slaughtered or sold, 746 bushels of turnips, 460 swine slaughtered or sold, 418 bushels of peas, 385 milk cows, 341 other cattle, 289 swine, 259 acres of potatoes, 246 horses aged over 3 years, 227 cattle killed or sold, 190 occupants of farms, 180 farm occupants who own their land, 168 bushels of beans, 142 oxen, 136 geese, 105 acres of barley, 75 horses aged 3 years and under, 65 bushels of spring wheat, 59 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 58 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 54 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 43 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 15 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 acres of turnips, 10 acres of wheat, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 ducks, 7 bushels of corn, 6 turkeys, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB023009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB034013— 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. Bazile, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-bazile-nb023009-1891/.