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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,554 total population, 819 males, 735 females, 486 married persons, 278 families, 244 married females, 242 married males, 88 widowed persons, 55 widowed females, 33 widowed males, 6.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 980 single persons under 18, 544 single males under 18, 436 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,554 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 273 occupied houses, 272 houses, 272 houses built of wood, 260 houses of 1 story, 181 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 29 houses of 5 rooms, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 21 uninhabited houses, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 12 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 93,355 pounds of homemade butter, 31,056 acres of land in farms, 19,938 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,796 bushels of potatoes, 17,516 bushels of turnips, 11,118 acres of improved land in farms, 9,913 bushels of oats, 6,569 chickens, 5,796 acres of farmland under crops, 5,196 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,654 acres of hay crops, 4,233 tons of hay, 4,180 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,303 bushels of buckwheat, 1,514 bushels of barley, 1,320 sheep, 1,057 milk cows, 804 sheep slaughtered or sold, 733 other cattle, 575 acres of oats, 559 bushels of spring wheat, 469 bushels of beans, 422 cattle killed or sold, 380 swine, 373 swine slaughtered or sold, 327 horses aged over 3 years, 292 occupants of farms, 282 farm occupants who own their land, 264 geese, 198 bushels of peas, 195 acres of potatoes, 164 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 130 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 126 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 108 turkeys, 99 acres of barley, 86 bushels of corn, 85 horses aged 3 years and under, 81 ducks, 77 acres of turnips, 68 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 52 acres of wheat, 52 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 oxen, 8 bushels of winter wheat, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 other fowl, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.