St. Hilaire, New Brunswick (1891 census)
St. Hilaire was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 992. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365895. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.342°N, 68.503°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Hilaire had a population of 992: 546 male and 446 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 893 |
| 1891 | 992 |
| 1901 | 1,150 |
| 1911 | 1,566 |
| 1921 | 1,702 |
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. Hilaire shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 159 |
| Number of families | 159 |
| Number of females | 446 |
| Number of males | 546 |
| Number of married females | 156 |
| Number of married males | 151 |
| Number of married persons | 307 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP F | 446 |
| POP M | 546 |
| POP TOT | 992 |
| Total population | 992 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 275 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 382 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 657 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 950 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 42 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 132 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 132 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 25 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 130 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 135 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,247 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,844 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,827 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,091 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,079 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,923 |
| Acres of oats | 1,348 |
| Acres of potatoes | 150 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 26 |
| BAR AC | 27 |
| BAR BU | 336 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 336 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,648 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,995 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 988 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,301 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 167 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 310 |
| BWT BU | 10,648 |
| HAY AC | 2,091 |
| HAY TONS | 1,444 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 103 |
| Number of chickens | 1,128 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 138 |
| Number of geese | 109 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 69 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 184 |
| Number of milk cows | 284 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 138 |
| Number of other cattle | 233 |
| Number of oxen | 144 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 1,182 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 280 |
| Number of swine | 284 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 158 |
| Number of turkeys | 12 |
| OAT AC | 1,348 |
| OAT BU | 16,995 |
| PEA BU | 988 |
| POT AC | 150 |
| POT BU | 14,301 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,776 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,098 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,444 |
| WHT AC | 26 |
| WHT SP BU | 167 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 46 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 47 |
| A 51 100 | 29 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,098 |
| CATTLE KS | 103 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 275 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 382 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 657 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,776 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 69 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 159 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FRN CA | 950 |
| GEESE | 109 |
| GRA BU | 27 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,128 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 184 |
| HOUSES | 132 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 130 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 132 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 156 |
| MD MALE | 151 |
| MD TOT | 307 |
| MILK COWS | 284 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC P | 138 |
| OC TOT | 138 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 233 |
| OTHERS | 42 |
| SHEEP | 1,182 |
| SHEEP KS | 280 |
| SUP AM | 8,079 |
| SUP FOR | 17,844 |
| SUP JV | 5 |
| SUP PAT | 2,247 |
| SUP SC | 5,827 |
| SUP TOT | 25,923 |
| SWINE | 284 |
| SWINE KS | 158 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 135 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 310 |
| TURKEY | 12 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
| WORKING OX | 144 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB023011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB028009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365895
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Hilaire_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saint-Hilaire
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. Hilaire, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-hilaire-nb023011-1891/.