St. Francis, New Brunswick (1891 census)
St. Francis was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,040. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.288°N, 68.796°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Francis had a population of 2,040: 1,076 male and 964 female residents. Population density was 10.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,752 |
| 1881 | 1,600 |
| 1891 | 2,040 |
| 1901 | 2,577 |
| 1911 | 1,200 |
| 1921 | 1,269 |
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. Francis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 325 |
| Number of families | 325 |
| Number of females | 964 |
| Number of males | 1,076 |
| Number of married females | 309 |
| Number of married males | 311 |
| Number of married persons | 620 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| POP F | 964 |
| POP M | 1,076 |
| POP TOT | 2,040 |
| Total population | 2,040 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 635 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 748 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,383 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 182 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,858 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 292 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 292 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 277 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 151 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 292 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 48 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,933 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 25,124 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,901 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,085 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,876 |
| Acres of land in farms | 35,000 |
| Acres of oats | 1,211 |
| Acres of potatoes | 223 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 74 |
| BAR AC | 48 |
| BAR BU | 370 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 370 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 16,960 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,616 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,550 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,999 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 818 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,888 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| BWT BU | 16,960 |
| CRN BU | 11 |
| HAY AC | 2,085 |
| HAY TONS | 2,397 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 190 |
| Number of chickens | 1,867 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 286 |
| Number of geese | 60 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 118 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 276 |
| Number of milk cows | 478 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 286 |
| Number of other cattle | 358 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of oxen | 240 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 146 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 1,723 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 267 |
| Number of swine | 470 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 425 |
| Number of turkeys | 13 |
| OAT AC | 1,211 |
| OAT BU | 20,616 |
| PEA BU | 2,550 |
| POT AC | 223 |
| POT BU | 19,999 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 850 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,267 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,950 |
| RYE BU | 17 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,397 |
| WHT AC | 74 |
| WHT FALL BU | 7 |
| WHT SP BU | 818 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 76 |
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 146 |
| BEN BU | 40 |
| BUTTER LB | 21,950 |
| CATTLE KS | 190 |
| CHEESE LB | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 635 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 748 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,383 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 850 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 118 |
| FAMILIES | 325 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,267 |
| FRN CA | 182 |
| GEESE | 60 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,867 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 276 |
| HOUSES | 292 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 46 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 277 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 151 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 24 |
| HOUSES W | 292 |
| INF 11 A | 18 |
| MD FEM | 309 |
| MD MALE | 311 |
| MD TOT | 620 |
| MILK COWS | 478 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC P | 286 |
| OC TOT | 286 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 358 |
| OTHERS | 1,858 |
| SHEEP | 1,723 |
| SHEEP KS | 267 |
| SUP AM | 9,876 |
| SUP FOR | 25,124 |
| SUP JV | 42 |
| SUP PAT | 1,933 |
| SUP SC | 7,901 |
| SUP TOT | 35,000 |
| SWINE | 470 |
| SWINE KS | 425 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 292 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 3,888 |
| TURKEY | 13 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 37 |
| WORKING OX | 240 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB023010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB028008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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. Francis, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-francis-nb023010-1891/.