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 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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,040 total population, 1,076 males, 964 females, 620 married persons, 325 families, 311 married males, 309 married females, 37 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 6.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,383 single persons under 18, 748 single males under 18, 635 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,858 persons who are not French Canadian, 182 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 292 houses, 292 houses built of wood, 292 occupied houses, 277 houses of 1 story, 151 houses of 2 rooms, 52 houses of 3 rooms, 46 houses of 4 rooms, 24 uninhabited houses, 21 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses under construction, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 35,000 acres of land in farms, 25,124 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,950 pounds of homemade butter, 20,616 bushels of oats, 19,999 bushels of potatoes, 16,960 bushels of buckwheat, 9,876 acres of improved land in farms, 7,901 acres of farmland under crops, 4,267 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,888 bushels of turnips, 2,550 bushels of peas, 2,397 tons of hay, 2,085 acres of hay crops, 1,933 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,867 chickens, 1,723 sheep, 1,211 acres of oats, 850 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 818 bushels of spring wheat, 478 milk cows, 470 swine, 425 swine slaughtered or sold, 370 bushels of barley, 358 other cattle, 286 farm occupants who own their land, 286 occupants of farms, 276 horses aged over 3 years, 267 sheep slaughtered or sold, 240 oxen, 223 acres of potatoes, 190 cattle killed or sold, 146 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 118 horses aged 3 years and under, 76 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 74 acres of wheat, 60 geese, 48 acres of barley, 42 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 40 bushels of beans, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 21 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 20 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 19 acres of turnips, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 bushels of rye, 13 turkeys, 11 bushels of corn, 8 other fowl, 7 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.