Year: 1891
| Province: New Brunswick
St. George, Town & Parish — Ville et Paroisse, New Brunswick (1891 census)
St. George, Town & Parish — Ville et Paroisse was a parish in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,757. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.288°N, 66.850°W.
Population
In 1891, St. George, Town & Parish — Ville et Paroisse had a population of 2,757: 1,460 male and 1,297 female residents. Population density was 12.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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. George, Town & Parish — Ville et Paroisse shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 555 |
| Number of families | 555 |
| Number of females | 1,297 |
| Number of males | 1,460 |
| Number of married females | 433 |
| Number of married males | 432 |
| Number of married persons | 865 |
| Number of widowed females | 91 |
| Number of widowed males | 62 |
| Number of widowed persons | 153 |
| POP F | 1,297 |
| POP M | 1,460 |
| POP TOT | 2,757 |
| Total population | 2,757 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 773 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 966 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,739 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,757 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 539 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 539 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 482 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 56 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 85 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 295 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 542 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 33 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 99 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,262 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 21,205 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,654 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,594 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,015 |
| Acres of land in farms | 31,220 |
| Acres of oats | 312 |
| Acres of potatoes | 196 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR AC | 33 |
| BAR BU | 563 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 563 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,298 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,173 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,535 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,002 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| BWT BU | 1,298 |
| HAY AC | 3,594 |
| HAY TONS | 2,868 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 475 |
| Number of chickens | 4,621 |
| Number of ducks | 59 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 400 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 45 |
| Number of geese | 75 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 45 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 216 |
| Number of milk cows | 826 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 446 |
| Number of other cattle | 541 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 100 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 112 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 161 |
| Number of sheep | 939 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 455 |
| Number of swine | 235 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 335 |
| Number of turkeys | 82 |
| OAT AC | 312 |
| OAT BU | 5,173 |
| PEA BU | 72 |
| POT AC | 196 |
| POT BU | 17,535 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,248 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 76,678 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,868 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 10 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 50 |
| A 11 50 | 100 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 112 |
| BEN BU | 53 |
| BUTTER LB | 76,678 |
| CATTLE KS | 475 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 773 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 966 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,739 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,248 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 45 |
| DUCKS | 59 |
| FAMILIES | 555 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 75 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,621 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 216 |
| HOUSES | 539 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 85 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 65 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 482 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 295 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 56 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 40 |
| HOUSES W | 539 |
| INF 11 A | 161 |
| MD FEM | 433 |
| MD MALE | 432 |
| MD TOT | 865 |
| MILK COWS | 826 |
| NAME CD | Charlotte |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 45 |
| OC P | 400 |
| OC TOT | 446 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 541 |
| OTHERS | 2,757 |
| SHEEP | 939 |
| SHEEP KS | 455 |
| SUP AM | 10,015 |
| SUP FOR | 21,205 |
| SUP JV | 99 |
| SUP PAT | 4,262 |
| SUP SC | 5,654 |
| SUP TOT | 31,220 |
| SWINE | 235 |
| SWINE KS | 335 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 542 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 5,002 |
| TURKEY | 82 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 91 |
| WID MALE | 62 |
| WID TOT | 153 |
| WORKING OX | 43 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB013012 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB015012 — 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. George, Town & Parish — Ville et Paroisse, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-george-town-parish-ville-et-paroisse-nb013012-1891/.