St. David, New Brunswick (1891 census)
St. David was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,554. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365890. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.290°N, 67.198°W.
Population
In 1891, St. David had a population of 1,554: 819 male and 735 female residents. Population density was 20.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,880 |
| 1881 | 1,864 |
| 1891 | 1,554 |
| 1901 | 1,419 |
| 1911 | 1,181 |
| 1921 | 1,072 |
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. David shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.60 |
| FAM NO | 278 |
| Number of families | 278 |
| Number of females | 735 |
| Number of males | 819 |
| Number of married females | 244 |
| Number of married males | 242 |
| Number of married persons | 486 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 88 |
| POP F | 735 |
| POP M | 819 |
| POP TOT | 1,554 |
| Total population | 1,554 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 436 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 544 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 980 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,554 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 272 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 272 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 260 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 181 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 273 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 99 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 126 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,196 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,938 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,796 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,654 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,118 |
| Acres of land in farms | 31,056 |
| Acres of oats | 575 |
| Acres of potatoes | 195 |
| Acres of turnips | 77 |
| Acres of wheat | 52 |
| BAR AC | 99 |
| BAR BU | 1,514 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,514 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 469 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,303 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,913 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 198 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,796 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 559 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 17,516 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| BWT BU | 2,303 |
| CRN BU | 86 |
| HAY AC | 4,654 |
| HAY TONS | 4,233 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 422 |
| Number of chickens | 6,569 |
| Number of ducks | 81 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 282 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 264 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 85 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 327 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,057 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 292 |
| Number of other cattle | 733 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 130 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 21 |
| Number of sheep | 1,320 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 804 |
| Number of swine | 380 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 373 |
| Number of turkeys | 108 |
| OAT AC | 575 |
| OAT BU | 9,913 |
| PEA BU | 198 |
| POT AC | 195 |
| POT BU | 17,796 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 164 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,180 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 93,355 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,233 |
| WHT AC | 52 |
| WHT FALL BU | 8 |
| WHT SP BU | 559 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 68 |
| A 11 50 | 52 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 130 |
| BEN BU | 469 |
| BUTTER LB | 93,355 |
| CATTLE KS | 422 |
| CHEESE LB | 164 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 436 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 544 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 980 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,180 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 85 |
| DUCKS | 81 |
| FAMILIES | 278 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 264 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,569 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 327 |
| HOUSES | 272 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 260 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 181 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 272 |
| INF 11 A | 21 |
| MD FEM | 244 |
| MD MALE | 242 |
| MD TOT | 486 |
| MILK COWS | 1,057 |
| NAME CD | Charlotte |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 282 |
| OC TOT | 292 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 733 |
| OTHERS | 1,554 |
| SHEEP | 1,320 |
| SHEEP KS | 804 |
| SUP AM | 11,118 |
| SUP FOR | 19,938 |
| SUP JV | 126 |
| SUP PAT | 5,196 |
| SUP SC | 5,796 |
| SUP TOT | 31,056 |
| SWINE | 380 |
| SWINE KS | 373 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 273 |
| TUR AC | 77 |
| TUR BU | 17,516 |
| TURKEY | 108 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 55 |
| WID MALE | 33 |
| WID TOT | 88 |
| WORKING OX | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB013011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365890
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_David_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saint-David
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. David, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-david-nb013011-1891/.